*Write a short poem that showcases your personal voice. The poem can build upon images and emotions you mentioned in
your QuickWrite. You may use Langston Hughes' style and
voice in "Dreams" as a model. Write and include in your poem
at least one metaphor (or simile) to create a strong feeling
and image as Hughes did.
hamonable

the thesis statement : d

your

made man, i'll never forget

mine is worth far more

these are hyperbolic statements, i hope it

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.