By: Alfred, Lord Tennyson

1. Break, Break, Break By: Alfred, Lord Tennyson

2. Alfred, Lord Tennyson • Born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England. • He was and still is a well known Victorian poet. • When he was 12 he published a 6000 line epic poem. • He and his brother published a book of poems. • When some of his books were considered “affected and obscure” he didn’t write a poem again for nine years.

3. Break, Break, Break • Break, break, break, • On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! • And I would that my tongue could utter • The thoughts that arise in me. • O, well for the fisherman's boy, • That he shouts with his sister at play! • O, well for the sailor lad, • That he sings in his boat on the bay! And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill; But O for the touch of a vanish'd hand, And the sound of a voice that is still! Break, break, break At the foot of thy crags, O Sea! But the tender grace of a day that is dead Will never come back to me.

4. Break, Break, Break A B C B Stanzas- 4 Lines-16 This poem has a: A B C B rhyme scheme Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. O, well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play! O, well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay! Imagery speaker: A fisherman

5. Break, Break, Break And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill; But O for the touch of a vanish'd hand, And the sound of a voice that is still! Break, break, break At the foot of thy crags, O Sea! But the tender grace of a day that is dead Will never come back to me. { because there is rhyme there is rhythm} Personification

6. Rhyme Imagery This poem has an a, b, c, b rhyme scheme. The rhyme in this poem adds to the lyric quality of the poem. Rhyme also gives the poem rhythm. The imagery in this poem helps you picture what the author is trying to convey. The senses that he appeals to are sight and sound. He appeals to sight in line 2, 5-10, and 14. He also appeal to the sense of sound in line 2 by saying “O to the fisherman’s boy that shouts with his sister at play!”. In that line you can hear the boy shouting.

7. Rhythm Personification Tennyson uses rhythm to make the poem more songlike and establishes that by creating a rhyme scheme. Both the rhythm and the rhyme scheme are connected. Rhythm also helps you keep a steady beat while reciting the poem. Personification is established in lines 12 and 15. It contributes to the poem by providing something to grasp our attention. You can recognize it in line 12 because is states “the sound of a voice in the still” where still is referring to the air. The air can’t speak and so that is a human quality. In line 15 “the tender grace of a day that is dead”, a day can’t die because it is not a living thing.

8. Bibliography • http://www.123rf.com/photo_1505070_the-cliffs-of-moher-over-the-atlantic-ocean-on-the-western-seaboard-of-county-clare-in-ireland.html • http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/300 • http;//www.flickr.com • http://kumeguide.com/Sights/NaturalAttractions/BirdsMouth.htm