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Most important Short Questions with Answers Sea Fever by John Masefield

  Sea Fever 1) Who wrote the poem ‘Sea Fever’? Ans:- John Masefield wrote the poem ’Sea Fever’. 2) What was the favourite place of the poet?  Ans:- To see the sea was the favourite place of the poet.  3) What do you mean by steer?  Ans:- Steer means to control the direction of movement.  4) What was the colour of mist on the sea’s face?  Ans:- The colour of the mist was grey.  5) What thing did not the poet deny?  Ans:- The poet can not deny the call of running tide.  6) Write the name of Sea-bird?  Ans:- Sea-gull is the name of a sea-bird.  7) Who wants to live a gypsy life?  Ans:- The poet wants to become a gypsy life.  8) Write the name of the sea-animal?  Ans:- Whale, a name of the sea-animal.  9) What do you mean by whetted knife? Ans:- Whetted knife means sharpened knife.  10) What kind of day does the poet prefer for siling?  Ans:- The poet prefers va...
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A fantastic and horrifying hallucination The Rime of Ancient Mariners.

"About, about, in reel and rout//

The death-fires danced at night;//

The water, like a witch's oils,//

Burnt green, and blue, and white" --Explain 

(The Rime of Ancient Mariners)




This context extract from Romantic and Supernatural poet S.T. Coleridge's poem The Rime of Ancient Mariners. Here, in stanza 11, the speaker said that was the night although the creature would not be seen the multi coloured water  looked like a boiling witch's cauldron.  A fantastic and horrifying hallucination.


The poet is creating a supernatural environment through these lines, and soon the shipmates believe  that  a spirit had been following them to create trouble for them. This line further seems to mirror the shipmates state of mind. They have already put to display their superstitions by at once, blaming the mariner, at another appreciating him. Thus, this may also be seen as an extension of their supernatural belief. The fires seem suggestive of hell, bringing forth the idea of sin, a major theme of the poem.

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