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 vagrant gypsy lives in a sea-gull and whale’s way. 11) What does the poet do when the
What is Confessional Poetry? Confessional Poetry means Personal Poem of the poet in where the narrator is First Person -"I", described extreme moments of individual experience, specially Taboo, such as- Suicide, Drug abuse, Sexuality, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Depression, Psyche, guilty. Who coined This Term? The founder of "School of Confessional Poetry", Robert Lowell used this " Confessional " term in his " Life Studies '' book. And this poetry emerged from the United States during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Elements of Confessional Poetry: Autobiographical concept Lyrical Balance Narration of First Person Intimate subject matter. Examples of The this Poetry: Daddy Lady Lazarus Nick and The Candlestick Summer in Calcutta Skunk Hour and Waking in Blue Famous poets: Robert Lowell Alycia Plath John Berryman Kamala Das Anne Sexton W.D. Snodgrass Allen Ginsberg Marie Howe Sharon Overview of the poems: Daddy : It is Sylvia Pla