The speaker of the first stanza is the observer, someone who pays closer attention to the whole work, noticing every detail and able to understand painting as a fluid story and not a snapshot. He is a man with fishing experience. He knows the violence of the seas and the power that nature holds, strong and merciless towards all individuals. The second speaker of the poem is the observer, his voice is heard in the second stanza. He describes the individual viewing the painting as an innocent spectator embracing art in a museum. The man looks at the painting, without fully immersing himself in the full story of the painting. Instead, he just watches as a spectator, not fully appreciating the intensity of what he is watching. Dividing the poem into two stanzas not only allows Finkel to express two speakers, but also allows him to alternate tone. The tone of the first stanza with the observer is dark, the speaker describes the events in the painting with terror, making the painting more realistic with allusions to personal experiences. The second stanza is divided into two parts: the first is calm, the viewer is innocent, looking at the still image on the canvas, describing the painting at face value. The second half of the stanza brings the painting to life. Similar to the first stanza, it returns to darkness, a contrast to what the observer sees on the