The shattered water made a misty din.
Great waves looked over others coming in,
And thought of doing something to the shore
That water never did to land before.
The clouds were low and hairy in the skies,
Like locks blown forward in the gleam of eyes.
You could not tell, and yet it looked as if
The shore was lucky in being backed by cliff,
The cliff in being backed by continent;
It looked as if a night of dark intent
Was coming, and not only a night, an age.
Someone had better be prepared for rage.
There would be more than ocean-water broken
Before God's last 'Put out the Light' was spoken.
In this poem, Robert Frost expresses his view of the ocean from a mountain. Frost compares the beauty and destruction of the ocean making this poem an extended metaphor. This poem includes the rhyme scheme AA, BB, CC, DD, EE, FF, GG. "The clouds were low and hairy in the skies." is a metaphor describing the placement and appearence of the clouds. "The shore was lucky in being backed by cliff." is an example of personification because a shore cannot be lucky. I like this poem because it provides imagery of the beach and ocean, which I think is beautiful.
The shattered water made a misty din.
Great waves looked over others coming in,
And thought of doing something to the shore
That water never did to land before.
The clouds were low and hairy in the skies,
Like locks blown forward in the gleam of eyes.
You could not tell, and yet it looked as if
The shore was lucky in being backed by cliff,
The cliff in being backed by continent;
It looked as if a night of dark intent
Was coming, and not only a night, an age.
Someone had better be prepared for rage.
There would be more than ocean-water broken
Before God's last 'Put out the Light' was spoken.
In this poem, Robert Frost expresses his view of the ocean from a mountain. Frost compares the beauty and destruction of the ocean making this poem an extended metaphor. This poem includes the rhyme scheme AA, BB, CC, DD, EE, FF, GG. "The clouds were low and hairy in the skies." is a metaphor describing the placement and appearence of the clouds. "The shore was lucky in being backed by cliff." is an example of personification because a shore cannot be lucky. I like this poem because it provides imagery of the beach and ocean, which I think is beautiful.