Poetry: 3 Fishers, Crossing the bar and Hurricane Passage
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GCSE English Poetry Assignment The three poems I will be analyzing are "The Three Fishers", "Crossing the Bar" and "Hurricane Passage". Theses poems all have a similar theme which is a sea journey but under analysis all have a deeper meaning whether it is about death or near death experiences. The first poem I will be studying is The Three Fishers by Charles Kingsley. The poem is about three fishermen's journey to work but it is cut short by a storm which takes their lives. It is constructed in such a way that the writer lures you in...
mean that they made a loud noise or its fast at killing. The seventh stanza describes the fierce attack by the storm that engulfs the ship, but to the sailors relief the ship is rebuked by the animal and that saves the sailors lives. This poem is quite scary as it tells of the danger that could affect you if you ever travel by sea, after reading this I am now more cautious about sea travel I also have can empathise with the sailors who be lived they were going to die in the storm as it took

mean that they made a loud noise or its fast at killing. The seventh stanza describes the fierce attack by the storm that engulfs the ship, but to the sailors relief the ship is rebuked by the animal and that saves the sailors lives. This poem is quite scary as it tells of the danger that could affect you if you ever travel by sea, after reading this I am now more cautious about sea travel I also have can empathise with the sailors who be lived they were going to die in the storm as it took
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