In the poem by Amy Lowell called Sea Shell, I noticed some writing techniques she used to write this poem. The rhyme scheme throughout the poem is aabb after the first two lines. In the first and third stanza the first lines are the same which is repetition. It has three stanzas and the first two have four lines and the third has two. This could be a sonnet. The poem is also end-stopped and has a euphonious sound to it.
This poem reminds me of my little cousin Kristin. She loves sea shells. She always was so amazed when she was little at the sound that came from inside the shells. She was like “Haley! Haley! Listen! You can hear the ocean in here!” and she would put the shell up to my ear. My Grandma Kati gave her this gigantic one and I have never seen such light in a child’s eyes before. I like this poem because it is almost just like a thought. It seems she is just looking into the ocean and thinking of the little rhyme in her head. Her word choice is actually very typical. There is not much about this poem that is eye catching or grand. Even with this factor, it still intrigues me. I can see her singing this little diddle in a soft, quiet voice towards the waves as she sits on the beach. She almost sounds like she is trying to sound like a young girl, who has just learned about the Spanish Main.
