need help with poem?

Question

"Sea-Fever"

I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.

I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

can someone tell me what each paragraph is talking about and whats the theme....THIS IS NOT HOMEWORK!!

Answer 1

Okay, I'm going to give this my best shot:

I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.
-- He is seeking solitude and is going to rely on the wind and stars to guide him, meaning, he is relinquishing control over his direction and taking it instead from outside sources, like nature.

"I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying"
-- He feels drawn back to the seas (a body of water, maybe spirituality) The pull of the tide is something he can't ignore, so he is feeling compelled by a force outside of himself much larger and intangible (tides affected by gravitational pull of the moon mostly)
He's asking for a windy day, so he wants swift direction to wherever it is he's supposed to go.

“I must down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over."
-- He doesn't want to have roots, but he wants to have company from someone like him.

Answer 2

No one needs to know the theme of a poem if it is not homework.

You can argue the point that the theme of poem is different for each person reading it since each person brings his own experiences into the interpretation.

This is my interpretation of the overall theme:

The person telling the poem is dissatisfied with his current position in life. He remembers a time when he was more free and challenged by past experiences. He wants to regain those feelings before he dies.

This is only my opinion and others may disagree. Try to relate this poem to your own feelings of a past experience when things seemed to be better than they are now.

Answer 3

1. The author misses the sea and want a ship to sail
2. The authur misses the sea and wants perfect weather for sailing
3. The author misses the sea and romanticizes it solitary lifestyle and likens the sea to freedom because of its vastness.

Answer 4

It's all about his passion for sailing and the sea that he had.