Question

"The Sea"

by Stephen Crane


To the maiden

The sea was blue meadow,

Alive with little froth-people

Singing.


To the sailor, wrecked,

The sea was dead grey walls

Superlative in vacancy,

Upon which nevertheless at fateful time

Was written

The grim hatred of nature.


Source: Crane, Stephen. “The Sea.” War Is Kind. Project Gutenberg, Feb. 2006. Web. 12 May 2011.




Which statement expresses the theme of this poem best?


Who we are determines how we view the world.

The sea is harsh and cruel with its hatred toward humans.

The maiden doesn’t understand the sea.

Love can bring very different people together.

Answer 1

a) Who we are determines how we view the world.

Answer 2

Answer: A) Who we are determines how we view the world.

Step-by-step explanation: In literature, the theme is the underlying message of a story, it is what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem. Usually this belief, or idea, is universal and transcends cultural barriers. In the given poem "The Sea" by Stephen Crane we can see developed the them of the fact that who we are determines how we view the world, because the maiden and the sailor see the sea in absolute different ways.