Speaker or Narrator, and Point of View
The speaker is an unnamed lover addressing their beloved.
Form and Meter
The poem is three stanzas in length, following a rough ABCB rhyme scheme.
Metaphors and Similes
The sea is used as a metaphor for the speaker's journey to connect with their beloved. In a related manner, the speaker envisions their union in the image of a ship coming to port.
Alliteration and Assonance
Alliteration is present in the M sounds of the phrase "Might I but moor."
Irony
N/A
Genre
Love poetry, romantic poetry
Setting
While no named location is given, the speaker describes an ocean voyage for the majority of the text.
Tone
Passionate, dramatic, stormy
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is the speaker.
Major Conflict
The conflict of the poem is a complex one. Seemingly, conflict is present on the rough seas of uncertainty, but the poem portrays this turbulence as inherent to the relationship itself. This instability is the main conflict of the poem, but it is not one the speaker seems to believe will fade with time.
Climax
The climax is reached when the speaker imagines coming safely to port and joining their beloved.
Foreshadowing
N/A
Understatement
N/A
Allusions
Eden is an allusion to the biblical garden of Eden.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The speaker's romance is personified in the turbulence of the rough seas.
Hyperbole
Hyperbole is present in the lines "Futile - the winds - / To a Heart in port - "
Onomatopoeia
N/A
