The speaker in the first stanza is the observer, someone who pays more attention to the whole work, noticing all the details and able to understand the painting as a fluid story and not a 'instant. He is a man with fishing experience. He knows the violent seas and the power that nature holds, strong and merciless towards any individual. The second speaker of the poem is the observer, his voice is heard in the second stanza. He describes the individual looking at the painting as an innocent spectator embracing art in a museum. The man looks at the painting, without fully immersing himself in the complete story of the painting. Instead, he simply watches as a spectator, without fully appreciating the intensity of what he is watching. Breaking the poem into two stanzas not only allows Finkel to give voice to 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 of the painting with terror, making the painting more realistic with hints of personal experiences. The second stanza is divided into two parts: the first is calm, the viewer is innocent, fixing the still image on the canvas, describing the painting for what it is. The second half of the stanza brings the painting to life. Similar to the first stanza, it returns to darkness, contrasting with what the observer sees on the