day.This poem is filled with imagery, appealing to the sight. It gives you a mental picture of the message that he is conveying. “Look high at the gulls,”Is one line of imagery that booth uses to give us a picture of his daughter trying to float and the beautiful scenery that is around her. “You will dive and swim soon enough where this tidewater ebbs the sea,” this is encouragement from the father to the daughter. It gives us a good picture of what he sees her doing once she learns to swim by herself. The tone, diction and imagery all contribute to the meaning of the peom. The poem, “First Lesson,” by Phillip Booth shows a father encouragement in showing his daughter how to swim and preparing her to be in the world alone....
