Question

identify the poetic devices and structural elements present in sea fever by john masefield. select the correct answer in each row. rhyme internal alliteration imagery free verse present in sea fever not present in sea fever \sea fever\ by john masefield i must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all i ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; and the wheels kick and the winds song and the white sails shaking, and a grey mist on the seas face, and a grey dawn breaking. i must go 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 white clouds flying, and the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea - gulls crying. i must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life, to the gulls way and the whales way where the winds like a whetted knife; and all i ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow - rover, and quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long tricks over. uncopyrighted. loss. modern british poetry. new york. harcourt, brace and howe, 1920. bartleby.com, 1999. www.bartleby.com/103/. on - line ed. published january 1999 by bartleby.com. © copyright bartleby.com, inc.

Explanation:

• Rhyme: The poem has a regular rhyme - scheme, for example, "sky" and "by" in the first stanza, indicating the presence of rhyme.
• Internal Rhyme: Words within the lines rhyme, like "laughing" and "raving" (not in the given extract but common in the poem), so internal rhyme is present.
• Alliteration: There are repeated initial consonant sounds, such as "lonely sea and the sky" with the 'l' sound, so alliteration is present.
• Imagery: Vivid descriptions like "the flung spray and the blown spume" create mental pictures, so imagery is present.
• Free Verse: The poem has a regular rhyme - scheme and meter, so it is not free verse.

Answer:

• Rhyme: Present in 'Sea Fever'
• Internal Rhyme: Present in 'Sea Fever'
• Alliteration: Present in 'Sea Fever'
• Imagery: Present in 'Sea Fever'
• Free Verse: Not Present in 'Sea Fever'