Narrative style in third person voice
“just” specifies the immediate past tense
Six stanzas with second as largest and third as smallest
Other than the repetition of “sea” no end rhymes appear
“water” appears four times
lots of water imagery and personification in different metaphors like “peddler,” “pawnbroker,” and “gorgon.” Animal association in “loud-mouthed bull” and “dog”
Repetition of “in vain” comprises its own line
Alliteration in first stanza of hard “c” and “s”
Alliteration and assonance of “sl” in line five
Alliteration of “p” in lines six and seven and later in “patted”
Alliteration of “h” in lines eleven and twelve
Alliteration of “w” in last two lines
Assonance of “s” throughout poem
Juxtaposition of imagery in “tiny immense”
“footprints in the sand” could be considered cliché
mostly standard punctuation but seven lines of enjambment
Strong verbs except for “went” in last line.
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