Question

what is the theme of the poem break, break, break ?

Answer 1

The theme of the poem is of loss and moving on.

• The question has been asked from the poem Break, Break, Break by Alfred Lord Tennyson
• The poem reflects bereavement and the deeply unsettling nature of life's impermanence. The poet appears to be grieving the death of the individual and accepting the fact that he or she will not return.
• Anything in his environment serves as a warning that life is short. Even the waves rolling into shoreline reflect impermanence, because once they've washed off the cliffs, they're no longer in their original state.
• Grieving, the speaker finds it difficult to envision a future in which he or she might enjoy pleasure and engage in everyday things such as sailing in the bay.