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Analysis (ai): The North Ship, a poem depicting the voyages of three ships, stands out with its concise language and symbolism. Each ship represents a different fate, with the third embarking on an ominous journey toward the unforgiving north. The poem's tone is one of foreboding, contrasting with the cheerful return of the other two ships.
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‘The North Ship’ by Philip Larkin describes the various departures of three distinct ships that evoke a sense of bittersweet melancholy within the speaker. ‘The North Ship’begins with a somewhat mundane and everyday observation by the speaker: “I saw three ships go sailing by,” they remark to the reader. What follows is a description of their depar...
‘The North Ship’ is composed of six quatrains with a rhyme scheme of ‘ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL.’ Many of these are slant rhymes, but it still creates a lyrical cadencethroughout the poem.
‘The North Ship’ relies mainly on imagery and figurative language. There are examples of visual/kinesthetic imagery: “I saw three ships go sailing by” (1). Visual imagery: “And one was rigged for a long journey” (4, 24); “And the decks shone frostily” (16); “Under a fire-spilling star” (23). Kinesthetic imagery: “the lifting sea” (2); “the running ...
Stanza One
In the first stanza of ‘The North Ship,‘ the speaker offers a wealth of imagery to describe a seemingly ordinary moment. It begins with the passage of three ships “over the sea, the lifting sea” (2), identifying one as being “rigged for a long journey” (4). Throughout the poem, the speaker’s descriptions of the sea and the wind are constantly shifting. Yet, in this first stanza, conditions appear rather ideal, especially for the three vessels about to begin their respective journeys.
Stanza Two
The first ship is described as turning westward, diverging from the other two. The diction of this stanza indicates that the westbound ship fairs the best of the trio. For one, they experience a swift journey thanks to the “running sea” (6) and being “possessed” (7) by the wind. In this way, they are “carried” (8) to their destination, which itself implies the relative ease with which they reach it. On top of that, their destination is revealed to be “a rich country” (8). So not only is the f...
Stanza Three
In the third stanza of ‘The North Ship,‘ the speaker turns their attention to the second ship. This one heads east and immediately sees a change in fortune. Unlike the calm and swift waves that have been described by the speaker up to this point, the second ship encounters a “quaking sea” (10). In addition to the violent waters, the wind is also rendered virulent and personifiedas a hunter that hounds the ships across the sea “like a beast” (11). After such a harrowing journey, the ship is gr...
Here are a few more poems you might enjoy: 1. ‘The Ship Starting’ by Walt Whitman– this poem also follows the impending departure of a ship. 2. ‘Part I: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge– this famous poem sees a seaman relating his tale. 3. ‘Cargoes’ by John Masefield– this poem hones in on the more modern sight of cargo s...
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Published in English. 1945. Followed by. The Less Deceived. The North Ship is the debut collection of poems by Philip Larkin (1922–1985), published in 1945 by Reginald A. Caton 's Fortune Press. Caton did not pay his writers and expected them to buy a certain number of copies themselves.
SequencePoem Title Or First LineIAll catches alight...IIThis was your place of birth, this ...IIIThe moon is full tonight...IVDawn- Philip Larkin
- United Kingdom
- 1966
- Fortune Press
The North Ship. I saw three ships go sailing by, Over the sea, the lifting sea, And the wind rose in the morning sky, And one was rigged for a long journey. The first ship turned towards the west, Over the sea, the running sea, And by the wind was all possessed And carried to a rich country.
- Philip Larkin
“The North Ship” is a poem by Philip Larkin that was originally published in the same-named collection of his poems. The poem depicts the voyage of three ships, two of which have returned and one of which has embarked on a great journey by dodging all hurdles.
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11 de ene. de 2020 · The north ship. by. Larkin, Philip. Publication date. 1973. Publisher. London : Faber. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks.
