How many stanzas are in the seafarer

Now, turning to the poem, the first stanza blends a wish or oath of truthfulness with a general announcement of the poem’s themes: it is about a life spent at sea. The second stanza describes the many nights spent guiding the ship.

Rhyme Scheme: “The Seafarer” is an ancient poem, written before the first known English rhyming poems. … Structure/Stanzas: The original Anglo-Saxon poem did not have stanza breaks.

The poet of “The Seafarer” does indeed present two opposing viewpoints in his poem. However, there is no doubt which view the speaker espouses, since he is speaking in the first-person for much of the poem.

The poem deals with themes of searching for purpose, dealing with death, and spiritual journeys. It’s written with a definite number of stresses and includes alliteration and a caesura in each line.