The North Ship

----by Philip Larkin

1) What was the wind’s behaviour towards the third ship?
=The 1st ship turned towards the west over the running sea. Right at that time he was carried to a rich country y the wind.

2) What is the difference between the description of the sea in the opening lines and the closing lines of the poem?
=In the opening lines of the poem, the poet describes the sea as turbulent but in the closing lines, the poet considers it as proud and unfaithful.

3) Briefly discuss the significance of the title.
=In Thomas Larkin’s North Ship, the north ship is the significant one as it was sailing through all the adversity towards its destination. So, the title is appropriate.

4) What does the poet mean by darkening sea?
=Through the expression, the poet wants to mean the unfamiliar and unknown aspects of nature.

5) What did the wind do to the 1st ship?
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6) Compare the journey made by these ships.
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7) What role does the fire-spilling star play?
Here the fire-spilling star is shown as adversity in life or it can be told as domination of high profiled people in the society.

8) What does the north ship symbolise?
=Here North ship symbolises a category of people who knows only to move head. Adversity cannot prevent them to achieve their goal.

9) How is the sea described in the opening line?
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10) What is the inner meaning of the poem The North Ship?
=In this poem, the poet wants to say that human life is mostly a tragedy with a moment of comedy sometimes.

11) Which ship’s journey appeals you the most?
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12) What happens to the third ship? How was it prepared?
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13) Name the different nature of the sea as you find them in the poem.
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14) What did the wind do to the first ship?
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15) Why is the sea referred to as unforgiving?
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16) What is North Ship a symbol of?
=The North Wind is the symbol of strong determined people who are not curbed by adversity.

17) Why has the sea been called proud and unforgiving?
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18) How is the sea of the 1st ship differing from the 2nd ship?
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19) Why had the 3rd ship been rigged? Was the purpose fulfilled?
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20) Which ship’s Journey appeals you most?
=The journey of the 3rd ship impressed me most as it moves away by leaving behind all the adversity.