Question

The poem begins with:
Without either sign or sound of their shock, The waves flowed over the inchcape rock, It ends with:
'Till the vessel strikes with a shivering shock
On the basis of these lines explain the change in mood of the poem

Answer 1

The mood of the poem changes drastically to elaborate on the seriousness of the situation since  Inchcape Bell is destroyed and can no longer guide Ralph's men.

Explanation:

• The given stanza is taken from an exceptional poem called Inchcape Rock. It is written by Robert Southey.

• In this stanza, Ralph's men can hear nothing except the strong tides or waves. However, Rover along with his team is on the ship. They suddenly feel a stride across the ship and realize they have hit Inchcape Rock.

• Sir Ralph gets confused and cruses himself for it. While the whole ship is filling with water and starts to sink.