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What
is the irony in the ninth stanza? Explain it in your own words.
What is the irony in the ninth stanza? Explain it in your own words.
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The
stanza “Water,
water, everywhere,/And all the boards did shrink;/Water, water,
everywhere,/Nor any drop to drink,” explains the irony as to
how the presence of water in abundance is of no use to the sailors.
The water of the ocean is salty, and thus inappropriate for the
sailors to quench their thirst.
The stanza “Water, water, everywhere,/And all the boards did shrink;/Water, water, everywhere,/Nor any drop to drink,” explains the irony as to how the presence of water in abundance is of no use to the sailors. The water of the ocean is salty, and thus inappropriate for the sailors to quench their thirst.
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