The Sea
The sea is more than just a big swimming pool in "Neither Out Far Nor In Deep." It's so darn mesmerizing that it's got everyone staring at it all day in the hopes of unlocking life's greatest myste...
The Land
Looks like the land got the short end of the stick in "Neither Out Far Nor In Deep." Nobody really cares about it—not even when the "water comes ashore." They're too busy looking at the sea all d...
People Along the Sand
They kind of look like sand zombies, no? They're just standing around, staring at the sea all day, not giving a hoot about their real lives. The speaker also makes a point to generalize them by usi...
The Gull
That solitary gull standing on the shoreline beside the people kind of stands out in the poem. We know it's got to be important since the speaker includes the idea of its reflection (a dead giveawa...