The first poem "Sea Fever" by John Masefield expresses a longing to return to the sea through rhyming quatrains describing the sights, sounds and feelings of being at sea. The second poem "Disevolving" by Joseph Johnson describes a childhood memory of trying to move through water in the style of a fish in blank verse with one rhyme. Both poems create a mood, but "Sea Fever" has stronger rhythm and structure while "Disevolving" provides more vivid imagery through its description.