The Cavern by the Sea (February 26, 2012)

First, before mentioning the answers to this blog entry, I need to talk about the poem and my response to it. I absolutely love the poem. Though having read several poems before, I never loved so dearly one. Indeed, "The Highwayman" was also a wonderful poem, but I really like "The Cavern by the Sea." So this poem is about a chieftain on a island of Tonga in Southern Pacific ocean. On the island are beautiful flowers, palm tress. Then one day he dived so deep so that he discovered cavern under the sea. Stalactites hung from the center of the cave, shells and seaweed were scattered and it was dark inside. Only the light reflected from the water was present. Dazed by the wonderful palace, he vowed to not tell a single soul. Time passed, and a ruthless king rose on throne. A chief planned a rebellion. However, this news somehow reached the king's ears. The king was outrageous, hurried to prison him and his family. This chief had a beautiful daughter which the chief who discovered the cavern loved. The chief of the cavern set out to resue the beautiful lady. He kept comforting her, and brought her to the cavern under the sea. The king's men where chasing behind, but soon lost them. He constantly slipped in food and clothing for her. The chief soon prepared to leave the cruel country, prepared a boat and his man on the run. He went for his bride, and they all left to a peaceful kingdom faraway. After years, the king died and a better one was on throne, the tribe returned and lived peaceful ever after. The mood of the poem is victorious. The tone is passionate, especially towards the subject. There is perfect end rhymes that never fail to be. Because of the perfect end rhymes, perhaps the mood can be described as energetic or upbeat. The diction is olden day english, for example "thou art mine, and O."