Question

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still; My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will; the ship is anchor’d safe and sound, it’s voyage closed and done; from fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won; Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells! But I, with mournful tread, walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.

In at least 150 words, describe the poetic devices used in this poem.

Answer 1

So they've survived a trip. It was a fearful and a scary one. The ship had many close-calls, nearly shipwrecking many times. But the prize is won - they reached their goal. And now the end is near, and people are celebrating their safe arrival home. The ship is grim and daring. Daring because they are/were daring. And grim because now in rough condition. But the captain himself is dying. He hasn't survived.And so the speaker addresses his own heart...
He's bleeding. He has fallen. He's cold and dead. Cold means he didn't die recently.