Necole Ira M.

Bautista Grade 12- Feynman Literary Analysis

The poetry's quest for one's actual self is a central theme. In light of this, the poem might
be characterized as a voyage of self-discovery. The protagonist in the poem is likely someone
sitting on a beach, taking in the crashing waves and thinking about life. Another possibility is
someone viewing the wild surf from a beach. As he sits there and watches it all happen, he
must face his own mortality. Despite our most significant efforts to protect ourselves from it, loss
and destruction are a continual part of existence. Someone who lost a loved one to the ocean's
wrath is just another potential identity.

The poem suggests that life may be restless like the sea and that there are moments
when it feels like we are simply floating. However, there is also grandeur in the transient; life
should be fully experienced. Life ought to be a living game rather than just a mind game. On this
planet, we could never achieve eternity, but it's possible that we'll feel content in such transitory
intervals.

According to the opening stanza, the water is restless and dangerous. The sea
represents life, while the tumultuous restlessness represents impermanence. The second
stanza aims to express how persistent and forceful the sea's turbulence is. The elemental
wound may represent the depths of the sea, while the terrible beating may represent the chaotic
existence.

According to the third stanza, the sea has existed there for millennia and turns neutral
when it comes in contact with the beach. Its gloom and death are like the salinity of the sea.
Life's "spilt salt" is carried by time. The term "waste of centuries" refers to the past, while the salt
that has been spilled represents bad luck. The fourth verse implies that there is no brilliance
required for living because even the most significant things in life are gone. The final verse also
says that waves demonstrate how the water is continually moving, yet always in the direction of
the coast.