Read this excerpt from “sea fever” by john masefield. 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, which statement best describes how masefield creates a hopeful mood in the excerpt? the free form flows cheerfully and unpredictably. the free form creates a sentimental conversation between man and sea. the fixed meter and predictable rhyme scheme create an upbeat rhythm. the fixed meter imitates the rhythm of a military march or parade.

The correct answer and the statement that best describes how John Masefield creates a hopeful mood in this excerpt from "Sea Fever" is C. the fixed meter and predictable rhyme scheme create an upbeat rhythm.

This poem contains three quatrains with a AABB rhyme pattern. The meter is heptameter, but the stresses on each syllable can change from one line to another. Despite the varying feet, the fixed meter and the poetic devices like alliteration ("and the wheel's kick and wind's song and the white sail's shaking") contribute to the musicality of the poem, making it flow like a song. Not only does this make the poem more appealing to the listener, but since it deals with the theme of life in the sea, it reflects a sailor singing sea-chants.

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