Question

What is the meaning of line "and the flung spray and the blown spume and the seagulls crying"

Answer 1

The line "and the flung spray and the blown spume and the seagulls crying" clarifies that the writer might want to be a meandering tramp, anyway he would miss the ocean gulls and the white whales and above all else his time went through with his kindred men at the deck, tuning in to stories and great and quiet rest which floats into a sweet dream.

Answer 2

Answer:

This is a line from John Masefield's poem 'Sea Fever"

Explanation:

Stanza 2 of the poem reads:

I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide

Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;

And all I ask is a windy day with the wild clouds flying

And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea gulls crying"

The poem is about a yearning to be at sea sailing or going to the sea and walking down to the tide line. As the waves come into shore, if seas are rough, the waves throw out a spray and blown spume is the froth on top of waves as they hit land. Frequently seagulls are circling overhead and their 'crying' refers to their calls to other gulls.