Literary Analysis of the Poem "Diving into the Wreck"

Literary Analysis of the poem “Diving into the Wreck”

In this poem the author, Adrienne Rich, speaks in first person about diving into the ocean to explore shipwreck remains. In the beginning she arms herself with her diving gear while alone on the deck of a sun-flooded schooner. She proceeds to crawl down the side of the schooner on a ladder, rung after rung, into the ocean water. Then once she is immersed in the water she goes down to explore the wreck following the beam of her lamp. Seeing evidence...