Robert Frost The shattered water made a misty din. Great waves looked over others coming in, And thought of doing something to the shore That water never did to land before. The clouds were low and hairy in the skies, Like locks blown forward in the gleam of eyes. You could not tell, and yet it looked as if The shore was lucky in being backed by cliff, The cliff in being backed by continent; It looked as if a night of dark intent Was coming, and not only a night, an age. Someone had better be prepared for rage. There would be more than ocean-water broken Before God's last Put out the Light was spoken.
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Answer:The poem "Once by the Pacific" by Robert Frost reflects on the powerful and ominous presence of nature, particularly the ocean, and the impending sense of darkness and rage. The poet describes the scene by the Pacific Ocean, with the shattered water creating a misty din and great waves looking over others. The imagery of clouds low and hairy in the skies adds to the sense of foreboding. The poem conveys a feeling of impending doom and the idea that something significant and possibly destructive is about to occur. The mention of the shore being backed by a cliff, the cliff by a continent, and the anticipation of a night of dark intent suggest a looming threat or disaster on a grand scale. The final lines of the poem hint at a catastrophic event, with the mention of "God's last Put out the Light" signaling a moment of reckoning or judgment. The poem leaves the reader with a sense of unease and the need to be prepared for the potential rage and destruction that may come.
