Analysis of Break,Break,Break

Break, Break, Break - Alfred Tennyson.

Break, break, break
On thy Cold grey stone, O Sea!
And i would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise in me.

'Break, Break, Break ' provide almost a perfect example of masterly lyric. The real poetic beauty of the lyric could be seen and felt in the lines that are loaded with poignant suggestion, especially those that hint at the death of Poet' s friend, Arthur Hallam.

Poem can be left open to Interpretation to its true meaning. Some Say that poem reflects the dying of religious and theory of evolution being introduced to society. Another Interpretation of this poem could be his possible love for his best friend "Hallam". His death resulted in a lifelong depression for Tennyson.

The speaker addresses the ocean directly, telling the waves to "break, break, break" onto the stony shore. After telling the sea to keep doing its thing, the speaker regrets that he can't express his thoughts.

The speaker thinks it's all well and good that the fisherman's kid is shouting and playing with his sister. Repeating the same sentence structure, the speaker says it's great for the sailor who is singing in his boat.

The waves have changed slightly, and we see that time is passing, despite the tragedy that the speaker has suffered. Mournfully he says that the happy old days when his friend was alive will never return.

He doesn't come out and describe the dead friend, though – he just lists a series of missing things: the "hand" and the "voice." The lost friend is described as a series of absent parts.

It Focusing on themes likes Sadness, Death , Time, etc. A feeling of pathos runs through this brief lyric. The mood one is deep sorrow. The poem arouses a corresponding feeling of grief in the heart of reader. Here reader feels the pain of Poet which he expressed through words. The poem has a slow, sad pace, although it is written in a meter and rhythm which express the movement and noise of the Sea - waves.