What is the theme of a poem? In a simple deifinition.

Question

I need help finding a simple theme for the poem The Wreck of The Hesperus, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Thanks-MC

Answer 1

http://www.answers.com/topic/theme-literature

One way to figure it out is to ask yourself this: What is the hidden message that the author (poet) wants me to understand after reading this work?

Answer 2

Look at the end of that poem....

Here is an interesting article of that poem.

http://www.bookstove.com/Historical-Fiction/Stormy-Seas-A-Review-of-The-Wreck-of-the-Hesperus-and-The-Perfect-Storm.63192