Which figure of speech does the speaker in the poem use to emphasize why he longs to be at sea?
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C. repetition

Explanation:

According to a different source, this is the poem the question refers to:

I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,

And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,

And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,

And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking

I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide

Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;

And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,

And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must down to the seas again to the vagrant gypsy life.

To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;

And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,

And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

In this poem, the author repeats the phrase "I must go down to the seas again" at the beginning of each new stanza. Repetition is a figure of speech that allows a writer to bring more attention to a particular topic or idea. It also serves the purpose of making a more vivid impression in the mind of the reader. In this case, the repetition is used to emphasize how the speaker longs to be at sea.

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in my opinion i think it was not excessive at all. the maids turned against the queen in his absence, how could he ever trust them again? if he let them go they would surely spread the news of the suitor's deaths, which is much too risky. as for the suitors, they were selfish, rude, and greedy. the god's had apparently marked them for death, meaning odysseus made their death come faster.