The Seafarer is an introspective poem about the narrator's effort to overcome the challenges of a life spent sailing the oceans. It is a poem that shows the beauty and loneliness of life at sea, as well as the difficulty of maintaining morale over long periods of time. The mood of the seafarer is described as "sad" or "gloomy". This adjective can be used to describe the atmosphere of a scene or situation, such as: "a sad scene" or "a gloomy house". It can also be used to describe the emotional state of someone who is involved in this scene or situation; for example, "a sad sailor". Moods are personal feelings that exist independently from other people or things. They are how we feel at any given moment about something that is not changing instantly. There are several different ways to describe the mood of someone or something using adjectives. The following list describes some common words used to describe moods: anxious, angry, afraid, happy, sad, lonely, cheerful.