Question

What is the poet's purpose in contrasting the celebratory atmosphere of the shores and the speakers demeanor in the last stanza? To emphasize the speaker's at the safe return of the ship To highlight the ship's victorious journey and its impact on the crew To underscore the captain's heroic actions during the trip To evoke a sense of bittersweet emotion and the personal loss experienced by the speaker

Answer 1

To evoke a sense of bittersweet emotion and the personal loss experienced by the speaker