Analysis Of Rogue Wave

When they were next to a whirlpool a big wave hit the boat. “Scylla, seized six from our ship, the six strongest hands aboard. Turning my eyes to the deck and my crew, I saw above me their hands and feet as they were raised aloft. They cried down to me, calling me by name that one last time in their agony.” (Book 12, lines 252-257).

For centuries, mariners have spread stories about giant sudden waves which appeared out of nowhere without warning which were strong enough to capsize even the mightiest and largest ships. Several vessels—such as the S.S. Waratah, the M.S. Munchen, and the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald—were all rumored to have been sunk by rogue waves (Walsh par. 3). Further, rogue waves have been blamed for ripping the bow off of a Norwegian freighter near the tip of South Africa in 1974, almost capsizing the Queen Elizabeth in 1942 off the coast of Greenland, striking the Queen Elizabeth H in 1995, and for swamping military aircraft carriers and tearing tankers in half (McDonald A21). These waves have also been immortalized in popular culture, as

The front cover shows a scene of a rowing crew in the water. The vast amounts of water and tranquil sky prove to the reader that even the things that are most challenging in life, can be calming and enjoyable. Pictures throughout the text help the reader to better understand Rantz’s and the crew’s lives.

Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala is a life taking memoir where Sonali watched her whole family be swept away before her eyes being the only one to tell her tale. Throughout the book Sonali deals with depression and anxiety after finding out what was the cause of her family's death, A tsunami. She later explains her feelings and difficulties without her family being by her side. Relying on friends she slowly gets better by facing the one place she wanted to forget ,Sri Lanka. This was just the beginning for Sonali.

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.” - Les Brown

GENRE: The genre of Distant Waves is science fiction because it is something that didn't happen that has futuristic thing in it such as earthquake machines, time travel, and other advanced devices that we don't have today. It also gave scientific explanations for everything.

As I lay basking in the intense, but pleasurable gulf sun, I can feel the calming rock of the cruise ship. The relaxing music played on a steel drum, flow through my ears. I can hear children laughing while they play poolside and zip down the waterslide. The overwhelming aroma of fresh cooked food from the all-american or Mongolian lunch outlets circulates the ship and makes my mouth water. I can not wait to eat lunch.

“These are my enticements, and they are sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death, and to induce me to commence this laborious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks in a little boat, with his holiday mates, on an expedition of discovery up his native

(213). The narrator once again speaks of the sea as if it were human. Stating the “waves paced to and fro” and “the great sea’s voice”, he gives the sea life and a voice. Having figures of speech such as these gives the story life and a vivid

“Great captain a fair wind and the honey lights of home are all you seek. But anguish lies ahead; the god who thunders on the land prepares it, not to be shaken from your track, implacable, in rancor for the son whose eye you blinded. … Though you survive alone bereft of all companions, lost for years, under strange sail shall you come home, to find your own house filled with trouble: insolent men eating your livestock as they court your lady. Aye, you shall make those men atone in blood! … Then a seaborne death soft as this hand of mist will come

“I did at first, mama. Although throughout my voyage I got ill, and the captain provided me with tips to fight my illness. He recommended me to spend my days on deck and enjoy the view of the vast seas.” I found my families eyes staring into me as if they were dragging out my secrets. I casted down my eyes, yet held my posture. I knew I had to lie.

An enormous wave crashes into your boat nearly tipping it. The howling wind tosses the boat from side to side. Lightning strikes the stern sending you into darkness. The next morning you wake up to a calm, quiet sea ready for smooth sailing. Somedays the water is perfectly still making for easy travel, yet other days you have to endure a restless, unforgiving sea. This is how the road of life is perceived. The seas my father has conquered has taught me that life isn’t always smooth sailing.

It is evident through vivid descriptions that sailing and navigating the waters is a specialty of Philbrick. As Brown University’s first Intercollegiate All-American sailor, Philbrick has won the Sunfish North Americans and has edited books about his apparent passion of sailing including The Passionate Sailor, Second Wind, and Yachting: A Parody. Through these achievements Philbrick makes it clear that his specialty has always been related to the ocean. Another specialty of his, shown from the beginning of his writing career to the present, is his interest in producing historical works, with his own writing style integrated into these books. Philbrick has two main specialties that he sticks to and as a result of this his works follow a common

It’s easy to tell that the ocean is a mysterious and isolating place from all of the tragic tales we hear from sailors both real and fictional. Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and an anonymous author’s “The Seafarer” are quite similar in that they both revolve around said tragic tales told by sailors. However, there seem to be more commonalities between their themes, tones, and messages rather than their seaward-bound settings. But before we can discuss these similar settings and deeper themes, we have to tackle their origins.

Hargrove hadn't felt seasick all morning. There were no swells that day. Flat and glassy, the ocean glittered in shades of turquoise, silver, and gold. Aboard the freezer trawler, he had been fascinated by the technologies that allowed the vessel to catch fish in an environmentally sustainable way and to freeze them in a manner that gave Neptune an edge over rivals. But when the yacht had started to head back to Fort Lauderdale, Hargrove had crumpled. While his colleagues had made a beeline for the sundeck, he had spent the afternoon in the oak-lined main saloon, where he'd sunk into a leather sofa, clenching and unclenching his muscles to fight the ocean's incessant motion.