The Command
"Oread" is a dramatic monologue, spoken by the Oread to the sea. But it's a very specific kind of speech. The entire poem is written in the imperative mood, which is really just a fancy way of sayi...
Sea and Forest Imagery
"Oread" is a poem all about the boundary between land and sea. Shorelines and coastlines are always changing. They change daily because of tides, and in the long term because of things like erosion...