Summary of poem ballad of tempest
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James Thomas Fields (December 31, 1817 – April 24, 1881) was an American publisher, editor, and poet.He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on December 31, 1817 and named James Field; the family later added the "s". His father was a sea captain and died before Fields was three. He and his brother were raised by their mother and her siblings, their aunt Mary and uncle George. At the age of 14, Fields took a job at the Old Corner Bookstore in Boston as an apprentice to publishers Carter and Hendee. His first published poetry was included in the Portsmouth Journal in 1837 but he drew more attention when, on September 13, 1838, he delivered his "Anniversary Poem" to the Boston Mercantile Library Association
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The Ballad of the Tempest' is a simple narrative poem, covering the incidents from midnight to morning. When the poem begins, we see that the crew are all crowded in the cabin as the sea is on storm and they think their end is near. They are unable to sleep as they think that the strong wind would cut away the mast.