Question

In two to four sentences, write an analysis explaining how John Masefield’s poem “Sea Fever” is written in a fixed poetic structure

Answer 1

Sample Response: "Sea Fever” by John Masefield uses several poetic devices that classify it as a fixed form poem. It has three stanzas of four lines each; it has a repeating aabb, ccdd, eeff rhyme scheme; and each line is about the same length and uses the same rhythmic pattern.

Answer 2

“Sea Fever" by John Masefield is considered to glamorize the language with rythmic constructions, and compund resources that project a beautiful imagery.

Answer:

This is a fixed structure because it keeps the last two lines of each stanza in a rhyme, and not only that but also in the first two lines.

This structure is kept throughout the text in a masterful way and repeated several times this is considered "a fixed" way to rhyme even though it uses different combinations of letters in each stanza.

As an example:

Stanza 1 AABB

Stanza 2 CCDD

Stanza 3 EEFF