I think this song sums up how he feels about being on the sea: "On the Sea" by Bech House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJsSabXaunw

I have no idea wha this means. Can someone explain?

It seems like the sea is almost intoxicating. The word "lure" makes me think of a siren. I guess some people are drawn to the "mysterious deep." -not me!

frets- (1) be constantly or visibly worried or anxious. or (2) gradually wear away (something) by rubbing or gnawing. I think the second meaning makes more sense here because the sea is wearing on his soul, not necessarily worrying it. I did not know this second definition before, only the first. I looked it up because that definition didn't make sense to me.

Already, there is a stark contrast between the naive youth and the weathered old sailor.

Kenning! I'm assuming it means drunk.

alliteration

reminds me of the song Dust in the Wind by Kansas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12DeNdF0KPA

I interpret this as the feeling of pride, glory, and victory he felt as a warrior and how that has all gone away. The "high" of his glory days are behind him and now he is left with the awful "comedown" feelings of loneliness and emptiness.

He could be having post-traumatic flashbacks from war that are being triggered by his loss and grief.

• a state of complete emptiness or destruction. This is interesting because he is referring to the world but that is what he is feeling- complete emptiness, anguished misery and loneliness. It goes to show how one feels can change their entire perspective on the world at large.

This is a powerful line. It makes me think of two of my friends who passed away too soon.

-with pleasure, gladly, willingly Old English fægen ‘happy, well pleased’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘rejoice’

This confused me at first. I translate it as: all he sees are the heaving waves.

There are a lot of alliterations in this. I really like this metaphor as well: "with winter in my heart"

alliteration

fetter- restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles.

brine- today is used as a verb meaning to soak in salty water. I'm assuming it meant saltwater back then.

The strong emphasis on God and the realm of the spiritual in this time may have been due to the fact that their lives in the physical realm of the material were especially futile and unstable. They needed something to give them hope and security which their physical reality was lacking.

-alliterations?

These are similar themes that people would write about today. This shows how timeless these works are and human connection through storytelling has been integral since ancient times.

idiom- a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).