Speaker or Narrator, and Point of View
An oread, or mountain nymph from Greek mythology
Form and Meter
No discernible meter or rhyme scheme. One stanza, six lines.
Metaphors and Similes
There are two metaphors functioning at once in this poem: the metaphor of the sea as pine trees, and the metaphor of the crashing sea waves as an ecstatic sensual or sexual experience between two subjects.
Alliteration and Assonance
Irony
Genre
Imagist/mythical
Setting
A rocky, mountainous seacoast in ancient Greece
Tone
Sensual, commanding
Protagonist and Antagonist
Major Conflict
Climax
Foreshadowing
Understatement
Allusions
Critics have argued that the imagery of the waves, the pointed pines, and the pools of fir allude to the speaker's desire for a sexual or ecstatic exchange that could be bodily, mental, or existential.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Metonymy: When the speaker says "hurl your green over us," referring to the ocean's waves, she uses "green" to refer to the waves themselves.
Personification
The entire poem personifies the sea, by addressing it and implying that it is capable of responding to the speaker's
