Descriptive Essay The Wind Essay - 824 Words

The opening to this passage appears very therapeutic as befitting with the imagery of the lulling ocean: â€Å"the wind was nearly calm, and being bound down the river, the only thing for it was to come to and wait for the turn of the tide.† The calm and peacefulness is reflected in the behaviour of the ship crew as they appear to be very relaxed: â€Å"We felt meditative, and fit for nothing but passive staring. The day was ending in a serenity of still and exquisite brilliance. The water shone pacifically†¦ and draping the low shores in diaphanous folds.† This sense of tranquil is quickly overshadowed with the subtle foreboding and suggestion that it is merely the calm before the storm: â€Å"only the gloom to the west, brooding over the upper reaches, became more sombre every minute, as if angered by the approach of the Sun.† this suggests that the darkness is imminent and will easily over-empower the light that keeps the keeps the chaos at bay. 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