By:AristotelLogan

  In your groups, discuss times that you have been rebellious. Be prepared to share with the whole class.  (5 Minutes) Opening Activity

  William Carlos Williams contrasts the cold sea with a fiery passion of the sailor who challenges the sea. Thesis

  William Carlos Williams uses metaphors, personification, and hyperboles to enhance the poem.  “I who am the rocks! Without me nothing laughs.” Shows an example of a hyperbole.  “the rocks seem rather to leap at the sea” Is an example of personification.  “riding the cloth of foam or pinnacles with gannets” shows a metaphor.  Gannets – Large Seabirds.  Pinnacles – Rocks. Style

  The poem has two stanzas, one short stanza followed by a longer stanza.  Williams also uses two hyphens which outlines the importance of the words before and after the hyphens.  “The Sea Will Wash In, But the Rocks Are The Stubborn Man.” – Stanza One Structure

  The language Williams uses shows Acknowledgement of storms and other events.  “He Invites the Storm, He lives By It! Instinct with fears that are not fears, but Prickles of ecstasy.”  The Quote shows that The man is brave and challenges storms, as if the sailor does not fear anything.  Third Person POV. Language | POV

  Throughout the poem, William Carlos Williams uses Alliteration, meter, personification, and metaphors.  Example of Meter: “With Fears that are not Fears.”  “At the Sea, Than the Sea.”  Examples of Personification: “Rocks Seem to Leap at the sea.” “They strain forward to grasp ships.”  Example Of A Metaphor: “riding the cloth of foam or pinnacles with gannets” Sound

  The overall tone of the story was bold.  The man in the story seemed to be provoking the storm. “He Invites the Storm,”  “It is I! I who am the Rocks! Without me, Nothing Laughs.”  Shows dominance throughout the story. Mood | Tone

  The Poet’s Description of the rocks appeal to the readers mind as he reads the details of the rocks at sea.  The poet uses rocks to represent the importance of the sailor, and the sailors connection to the rocks. Sense

  “Prickles of Ecstasy, a secret liquor, a fire that inflames his blood to coldness.”  This quote shows the sailor’s passion for storms, his love for them.  “The rocks seem rather to leap at the sea than the sea to envelope them. They strain to grasp ships or even the sky bends down.”  This is personification that Williams used to emphasize the importance of rocks. Symbols | Imagery

  A stubborn sailor challenging storms as he roams waters across the world.  “He invites the storm, he lives by it!” Lines 7-8  “…fears that are not fears but prickles of ecstasy,” Lines 9-10  One man asserting his dominance over nature.  “Without me nothing laughs.” Line 22 Interpretation

  Discuss In Groups  In what ways do the final two lines show importance to the poem, in other words, why did the author include these last two lines? Activity