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Alfred, Lord Tennyson 'The Kraken' 2 - Coggle Diagram
Alfred, Lord Tennyson 'The Kraken' 2
Presents the Kraken in mythical terms, as well as presenting it as an unnatural and alien-like creature
- 'Far, far beneath the abysmal sea' - language of fairytale/myth
- 'faintest sunlights flee' - abjuring from the human world, and considered a natural reject
- 'sickly light' - emphasises the unnatural alienness of this creature
- 'huge seaworms in his sleep' - indicating that the Kraken diminishes human seafarers in stature and 'sleep' illustrates that while this creature possesses supernatural powers, it is a melign, dorment figure'
The Poem's rhyme scheme reflects the Kraken. It starts off Shakespearian, then Petrarchan, and then Sonnet. Constant, unnatural changes.
The use of enjambment in the poem, especially when the poet decribes the Kraken, suggests that it cannot be observed by humans, it resists mastery / is supernatural.
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Key context: .
"Tennyson demonstrates a Pained attention, the thought of life which somehow is not a life at all" - Christopher Ricks
The Kraken is a myth of disruptive force which killed sailors. It is found in the river of Skadaiag in Norway, causing whirlpools to drag in ships
Tennyson was raised a Christian, but towards the end of his life his "religious beliefs also defied convention, leaning towards agnosticism and pandeism"
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