Question

peom is sea fever ,ques is why does use the word 'must' in the first line?
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Explanation of the poem :

This poem is about the poet’s affection about the beautiful sea and it’s creature. The poet desperately wants to go to the lonely sea.He expresses his wish for the need of a sturdy ship to sail in the sea and a star to act as a guide in the darkness of night. At the breaking of dawn he wants to see the grey mist rise up from the sea.He also wishes that there would be strong winds making the white clouds fly.He wants to see the foamy waves and listen to the cry of sea-gulls.The last paragraph throws light on the fact that the poet would want to be like a wandering nomad.He would love to listen to entertaining tales from his fellow sailor and after the long journey he would like to have a good sleep and a sweet dream.

Important lines of the poem to be highlighted:

‘I must go down to the seas again’ (The repetition of the word ‘again’) : This line is repeated at the beginning of each stanza and gives immediate sense to the title. The poet before being a writer was a sailor by profession. Although he deserted the ship because of sickness, yet he could never forget the wonderful days spent on ship. He felt a deep urge within him to go back to the sea. That is why the word ‘again’ has been used.

‘The wind’s like a whetted knife’ : This line signifies the chilling sensation caused by the unrestricted blowing of cold winds.’Whetted’ means ‘sharp’. Hence the wind is so cold that it cuts like a sharp knife.

‘And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over’ : In this line the poet had wished for a happy ending to the sea journey. But the significance is graver. Here the poet has compared a sea voyage to a man’s life which is full of struggles and challenges and a positive culmination of that life which means a peaceful afterlife and eternal rest.

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