The curlew calls at Twilight.
the traveler dies
(this question is from the poem The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls)
People tend to think a tide is the moon pulling the water. Or they think that the tides move in and out. They are wrong. A tide is a vertical displacement of water. The surface level of the sea moves up and down. As most beaches are gently sloped the water looks like it is moving in, but no, its rising up and down. Sure the moon and the sun's gravitational pull explains the cause, but that is just the cause, and not what it is.
You know what a tide is, don't you? Twice a day, the level of the sea rises and lowers because of the gravitational pull of the moon. When the water rises it's called flood tide and when it lowers, leaving tidal pools and shallows behind, it's called ebb tide. You want to launch your ship when it is high tide or flood tide because there is lots of water to go under it; at ebb or low tide the water is shallow and the ship could bottom out. Shakespeare, or rather Brutus in his play Julius Caesar, is comparing our fortunes with the tide. When the tide is high, it's time to set sail. It's rather like "make hay while the sun shines" or "strike while the iron is hot" or "he who hesitates is lost".
Question: "How many islands are there in the Philippines?" Answer: "High tide or low tide"?
The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls was written 3 years before Longfellow's death, in 1879.
The mood of "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is serene and contemplative, with a sense of the cyclical nature of life and death represented by the ebb and flow of the tide. The poem also evokes a feeling of inevitability and acceptance of mortality.
In the poem "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the traveler is a metaphor for human life. The repetition of the tide rising and falling suggests the cyclical nature of life and death. The poem implies that the traveler dies as the tide rises, symbolizing the inevitable end of life.
the traveler dies
The five line stanzas in the poem "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" are called quintains or quintets. This form is commonly used in poetry and consists of a five-line stanza.
yeet!
acceptance
acceptance
In "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls," details like the setting sun, the disappearing footprints, and the incoming tide suggest that the traveler is nearing death. The repetition of the tide rising and falling symbolizes the cyclical nature of life and death, hinting at the traveler's imminent passing.
The theme of "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow can be best stated as the cyclical nature of life and the inevitability of death. The poem uses the imagery of the tides to symbolize the passage of time and the idea that no matter what happens, life goes on.
The title "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" conveys the cyclical nature of life and the inevitability of change and renewal. It suggests that no matter what happens, life will go on and the tide will keep rising and falling, symbolizing the continuous rhythm of nature and existence.
the tide rising and falling