George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron, was born on January 22, 1788 in

London and passed away on April 19, 1824 due to a fever in Missologi,
Greece according to Marchand. He had a rough life due to his father
abandoning him and his mother having schizophrenia. He was self-
conscious as a child due to his clubfoot and had a nurse who helped care for
him and also abused him (Marchand). Byron is known for his great role in
the Romantic Movement, and is considered a great inspiration for romantic
poetry during his era (Marchand).
The poem, “Apostrophe to the Ocean” written by George Gordon Byron
expresses his love for the ocean and nature through numerous different
writing styles and techniques. The poem is dedicated to the deep, powerful,
and ferocious ocean, the main subject of this poem is humanity and
civilization versus nature and the universe. Byron’s view of humans versus
nature is revealed through his belief that the power of nature is inseparable
and that it is greater than any human or civilization. Bryon depicts his love
for the ocean through, literary techniques, his thoughts about
industrialization and romantic writing styles. This poem is unique and more
patently autobiographic unlike other romantic poems that were written
during his era in the early 18th century by other fellow writers. Byron’s
poem is entirely focused on the beauty and the fascination that he endures
with the ocean. The title of the poem indicates the subject of the poem; it
also has the first literary device that is seen throughout this poem. The word
apostrophe is when the writer speaks to the ocean as if it can hear and
respond. As a child Byron becomes aware of realities imperfections but the
skepticism of his disillusionment coexisted with a lifelong propensity to
seek ideal perfection in all of life experiences (Marchand). In the first stanza
Byron expresses and underlines the feelings, fascination and his
overwhelming love that he endures with the ocean.