Question

What feelings does the speaker wish to convey in the poem ‘The Song of the Whale’?

Answer 1

Answer:

The poem Song of the Whale depicts the poignant emotions of a whale. The whale mourns for the death of its already dead kin and the remaining whales that will be killed by human beings for its fat. This is used to make lipsticks, soaps and shoe polish.

Throughout the poem, the poet repeatedly states that he sympathizes with the whale. He goes on to compare the huge size of a whale with that of a mountain. The poet also highlights that human beings tend to forget that whales play a key role in contributing to the food chain.