where were the three ships going?
(From the poem "North Ship" by Philip Larkin)
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Answer:
all of three ships went to different directions
Explanation:
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Answer:-
he poem's ships could represent life's many paths based on the different choices we make (each of the three ships "chooses" a different direction to sail).
The ship that sails west discovers "a rich country. We could see this ship as representing a life path that leads to wealth and prosperity--perhaps a path that leads to the more traditional ideas of what it means to be successful. The ship that sails east experiences some more tumultuous moments, ends up getting stuck somewhere, and is less successful. Both of these ships return eventually.
The third ship sails north, encounters an "unforgiving sea," and does not return, perhaps because it did not expect to return. Larkin tells us twice that this ship was "rigged for a long journey." Thus, this ship could symbolize the life path that leads us the furthest from our origins and our home, the life path that is perhaps the scariest and most dangerous and unfamili