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This poem is written to highlight the speaker point of view, he does this by writing in first person point of view. By ding this the speaker is able to share their own experiences with the sea and why they are so compelled to go to it. They make it clear that they are very passionate about the sea and going to it. They get this point across by repeating "I must go down to the sea again" three times throughout the poem. The speakers voice is also very happy, they are describing their happy place. The speakers voice stays the same throughout the whole poem, they have no mood shift, in this poem they always only speak about reasons why they want to go to the sea. I know this because the speaker specifically mentions he "must" go to the sea. This shows his attitude about the sea. He also basically describes that the feeling he has towards the sea "may not be denied", to show how passionate the speaker is about the sea.

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Stanza 1: The author shows how he wants to go back to the sea again because he feels he needs to be there, he say he wants to go to the "lonely sea and sky". When he says this he is referring to how empty they both are.
Throughout the rest of this stanza the author uses personification like "the wheels kick" and imagery to set the scene of the poem to help readers understand the beauty of the sea that he wants to go to.

Stanza 2: The author uses personification again by describing the tide as "running". He believes the ocean is calling him and the call "may not be denied". When he says " And all I ask is a windy day the white clouds flying" he is describing how badly he wants to sail on the sea. The only thing he needs is the wind.

Stanza 3: In this last stanza the author uses repetition again and describes why he must go down to the ocean, and what he wants when he goes there. When he says he wants to go back to the "vagrant gypsy life" he is referring to the life of wandering on the ocean.

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Effect on Reader:
When an author of a poem uses quatrains in their poem, it helps create rhythm within the poem. This helps the poem flow better because it gives the reader a pattern to follow. It also helps the reader separate main ideas within the poem and helps them understand were to pause. For example in this poem the first verse describes the feeling of being on the ocean in a ship then the second verse he describes what he wants when he is on the ocean.

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Form: The arrangement or method used to convey the content, such as free verse, ballad, haiku, etc. In
other words, the “way-it-is-said.” A variably interpreted term, however, it sometimes applies to details
within the composition of a text, but is probably used most often in reference to the structural characteristics
of a work as it compares to (or differs from) established modes of conventionalized arrangements.
Quatrain- a four line stanza, or a grouping of four lines of verse

Example in Poem:

The author in this poem uses 3 verses each with 4 stanzas. An example of this is how in the first 2 verses, stanza 1- 8, he separates every 4 stanzas to separate the main ideas.

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Simile- A direct comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as.”

Example in poem:
-The 10th stanza, "...where the wind's is like a whetted knife..." is an example of a simile. The other compares two different things, the wind and a whetted knife or very sharp knife .

Effect on reader:
Similes make a poem more interesting. They cause the reader to image things and be able to visually image the wind wind being sharp like a whetted knife. This simile is used to help readers image the wind blowing so fiercely and cold that it felt sharp.

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Alliteration - Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines.

Example in poem:
-  In stanza 3 the author writes "And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking..."

-  In stanza 10 the author writes "To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife..."

- As you can see in both examples the author uses an alliteration by repeating words that start with a "W" very close to each other

Effect on reader:
Helps create rhythm within the poem. Alteration keeps reader hooked because it makes the poem flow better and easier to understand.

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Line 1: He wants to go down to the “lonely sea and sky” which refers to how it is big, empty and has no one in it.

Line 2: All he needs is a ship and a star to navigate his ship.

Line 3: He is describing how the ships wheel jerks back and forth, the wind howls loud and the sail of the ship is moving in the wind.

Line 4: He describes his surrounding now. Their is a grey mist over the grey sunrise.

Line 5 & 6: He can hear the tide moving and it makes him want to go to the sea.

Line 7 & 8: He is literally saying he is hoping for a nice day on the sea.

Line 9: He wants to go back to the ocean and the life of being on the sea.

Line 10: Back to the whales home and the sea gulls home where he can feel the chill of the wind because it is sharp.

Line 11: He wants to hear a funny story from another happy wonderer on the sea.

Line 12:  When he's done sailing he wants to take a peaceful sleep with good dreams.

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Grey Dawn Breaking: A grey twilight before sunrise about to come.

Flung Spray: Ocean spray being thrown at the boat.

Spume: Sea foam or froth.

Whetted Knife: A knife sharpened by grinding or friction.

Rover: A person who spends their time wandering

Allusion: Wheels Kick- Refers to the sudden left or right jerk of a boat wheel

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Birthdate: Born in 1878 and died in 1967

From: Herefordshire, England

Interesting info: He studied at King’s School in Warwick then  trained as a merchant seaman. Then returned to London to write poems describing his sea life. He is a Gemini also worked in a British military hospital in France during World War I.
Work Cited:

"Find Poems & Poets : Poetry Out Loud." Find Poems & Poets : Poetry Out Loud. Web. 12 Jan. 2017.

"John Masefield : Poetry Out Loud." John Masefield : Poetry Out Loud. Web. 12 Jan. 2017.

"John Masfield's Sea Fever." John Masfield's Sea Fever. Web. 12 Jan. 2017.