The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory

With a title like "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" we've definitely gotta talk about the tides, right? First and foremost, they symbolize a natural world that is ever-lasting. Unlike the traveler,...

"The Tides Rises, the Tide Falls" is a very dark poem, figuratively and literally. The bulk of the action takes place at twilight, a fact the speaker keeps reiterating. In the first stanza we...

A bird calls, the sea calls, and a hostler calls. Three times folks we encounter the word "calls." In the first and second stanzas, we get the impression that the call is pretty much the equivalent...