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==Study Questions== | ==Study Questions== | ||
1. | 1. The main theme of the poem is rebellion. From what is the speaker rebelling, and what does he hope to gain by rebelling? | ||
2. Is the boat a metaphor of the poet? | 2. Is the boat a metaphor of the poet? Give examples from the text to support this. | ||
3. What does the sea | 3. The sea is an important symbol in literature, and Rimbaud used that representation in “The Drunken Boat.” What does the sea mean? | ||
4. What journey is depicted in “The Drunken Boat”? | 4. What journey is depicted in “The Drunken Boat”? | ||
5. What does the boat represent? | 5. What does the boat represent? | ||
6. What do we know from the text about Rimbaud’s life that might assist us in understanding the poem? | |||