Question

What does sea refers to in the poem 'The photograph'

Answer 1

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Explanation:

In the poem 'Photograph', the sea represents timelessness. The poet says that the sea '... appears to have changed less'. The sea is an element of nature where time has little or almost no influence. The poet finds the sea to be just as it was in the photograph of her mother's sea holiday with her cousins.

Answer 2

Answer:

The reference to the sea, in the poem A Photograph is important because the poet is trying compare and contrast the immortality of sea with the mortality of humans. Throughout the years, the sea has not changed, but poet’s mother grew up then died and became a memory. The time has influence over humans life but not on the sea which is timeless.