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In 1923, Creator/JamesBrookesMore published ''The Ring of Love'', a poetry book meant to showcase various classic forms of poetry in retaliation against "foolish" experimental poetry. Of the ballad examples, ''The Nautical Ballad of Ben Bo Bohns'' is a DarkFantasy NarrativePoem concerning the ghosts of Myth/NauticalFolklore.
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In 1923, Creator/JamesBrookesMore published ''The Ring of Love'', a poetry {{poetry}} book meant to showcase various classic forms of poetry in retaliation against "foolish" experimental poetry. Of the ballad examples, ''The Nautical Ballad of Ben Bo Bohns'' is a DarkFantasy NarrativePoem concerning the ghosts of Myth/NauticalFolklore.
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* WillOTheWisp: It's the name of Captain Ben Bo Bohns's ship. Since it becomes or has become a ghost ship, it's an appropriate name.
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* WillOTheWisp: It's the name of Captain Ben Bo Bohns's ship. Since it becomes or has become a ghost ship, it's an appropriate name.name.
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* ArcNumber: The ''Will o' the Wisp'' has been going westwards "for thirteen years and thirteen months and thirteen days to the dot" and they arrive at the thirteenth hour of the thirteenth day. The ''Will o' the Wisp'' also has thirteen sails.
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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Bit of an ArcNumber during the first two stanzas. The ''Will o' the Wisp'' has been going westwards "for thirteen years and thirteen months and thirteen days to the dot" and they arrive at the thirteenth hour of the thirteenth day. The ''Will o' the Wisp'' also has thirteen sails.
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* Ballad of X: The title of the poem is ''The Nautical Ballad of Ben Bo Bohns''.
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* Ballad of X: BalladOfX: The title of the poem is ''The Nautical Ballad of Ben Bo Bohns''.
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* TheCaptain: Ben Bo Bohns is the captain of the ''Will o' the Wisp''.
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* DeathSeeker: An interpretation what Captain Ben Bo Bohns and his crew are after. There's no elaboration given as to why the ''Will o' the Wisp'' is on a "phantom quest" and looking out for "Phantom Bay", so it can be concluded they're quite literally seeking death. Alternatively, they're already dead at the start of the poem and their journey to the ever-elusive Western Seas is about reaching their place of haunting.
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* DeathSeeker: An interpretation what Captain Ben Bo Bohns and his crew are after. There's no elaboration given as to why the ''Will o' the Wisp'' is on a "phantom quest" and looking out for "Phantom Bay", so it can be concluded they're quite literally seeking death. Alternatively, they're already dead at the start of the poem and their journey to the ever-elusive Western Seas is about reaching crossing the realm of the dead to reach their place of haunting.
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* FlyingDutchman: The actual ''Flying Dutchman'' is the first ghost ship encountered. After that comes the ship of the [[Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner Ancient Mariner]]. The ''Will o' the Wisp'' itself also is one by the end of the poem, although it seems to be by free choice.
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* FlyingDutchman: The actual ''Flying Dutchman'' is the first ghost ship encountered. After that comes the ship of the [[Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner Ancient Mariner]]. The ''Will o' the Wisp'' itself also is one by the end of the poem, although although, unlike the other two, it seems to be so by free choice.
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In 1922, Edward Champe Carter had his novel ''Eight Bells'' published. A year later, a revised version with three new chapters came off the press. One of these chapters is an [[ShoutOut ode]] to James Brookes More and ''The Nautical Ballad of Ben Bo Bohns'', which is printed in full as a recital by one of the characters. Now, this could be an honest act of admiration for one of the best-regarded writers at that time, but Champe Carter was signed on with The Cornhill Publishing Company. Brookes More had become the owner of that particular company in 1922. So, the chapter could just as well be ProductPlacement. The novel offers no further context for the poem, but makes it that much more clear that it was an attempt [[FollowTheLeader to follow in the footsteps]] of ''Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner''.
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In 1922, Edward Champe Carter had his novel ''Eight Bells'' published. A year later, a revised version with three new chapters came rolled off the press. One of these chapters is an [[ShoutOut ode]] to James Brookes More and ''The Nautical Ballad of Ben Bo Bohns'', which is printed in full as a recital by one of the characters. Now, this could be an honest act of admiration for one of the best-regarded writers at that time, but Champe Carter was signed on with The Cornhill Publishing Company. Brookes More had become the owner of that particular company in 1922. So, the chapter could just as well be ProductPlacement. The novel offers no further context for the poem, but makes it that much more clear that it was an attempt [[FollowTheLeader to follow in the footsteps]] of ''Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner''.
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* FlyingDutchman: The actual ''Flying Dutchman'' is the first ghost ship encountered. After that comes the ship of the [[Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner Ancient Mariner]]. The ''Will o' the Wisp'' itself also is one by the end of the poem.
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* FlyingDutchman: The actual ''Flying Dutchman'' is the first ghost ship encountered. After that comes the ship of the [[Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner Ancient Mariner]]. The ''Will o' the Wisp'' itself also is one by the end of the poem.poem, although it seems to be by free choice.
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The ''Will O' the Wisp'' under command of Captain Ben Bo Bohns has been on its way from Kalkut Town[[note]]Kolkata[[/note]] to the Western Seas for thirteen years, thirteen months, thirteen days, and thirteen hours. The first sign they're finally arriving at their destination is the appearance of the ''Flying Dutchman''. The second sign is the manifestation of the ship of the Ancient Mariner. Lastly, the captain guarantees his crew safety from Davie Jones. From then on, the ''Will O' the Wisp'' is one of the phantom ships haunting the ocean waters.
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The ''Will O' o' the Wisp'' under command of Captain Ben Bo Bohns has been on its way from Kalkut Town[[note]]Kolkata[[/note]] to the Western Seas for thirteen years, thirteen months, thirteen days, and thirteen hours. The first sign they're finally arriving at their destination is the appearance of the ''Flying Dutchman''. The second sign is the manifestation of the ship of the Ancient Mariner. Lastly, the captain guarantees his crew safety from Davie Jones. From then on, the ''Will O' o' the Wisp'' is one of the phantom ships haunting the ocean waters.
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* DeathSeeker: An interpretation what Captain Ben Bo Bohns and his crew are after. There's no elaboration given as to why the ''Will O' the Wisp'' is on a "phantom quest" and looking out for "Phantom Bay", so it can be concluded they're quite literally seeking death. Alternatively, they're already dead at the start of the poem and their journey to the ever-elusive Western Seas is about reaching their place of haunting.
* FlyingDutchman: The actual ''Flying Dutchman'' is the first ghost ship encountered. After that comes the ship of the [[Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner Ancient Mariner]]. The ''Will O' the Wisp'' itself also is one by the end of the poem.
* FlyingDutchman: The actual ''Flying Dutchman'' is the first ghost ship encountered. After that comes the ship of the [[Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner Ancient Mariner]]. The ''Will O' the Wisp'' itself also is one by the end of the poem.
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* DeathSeeker: An interpretation what Captain Ben Bo Bohns and his crew are after. There's no elaboration given as to why the ''Will O' o' the Wisp'' is on a "phantom quest" and looking out for "Phantom Bay", so it can be concluded they're quite literally seeking death. Alternatively, they're already dead at the start of the poem and their journey to the ever-elusive Western Seas is about reaching their place of haunting.
* FlyingDutchman: The actual ''Flying Dutchman'' is the first ghost ship encountered. After that comes the ship of the [[Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner Ancient Mariner]]. The ''WillO' o' the Wisp'' itself also is one by the end of the poem.
* FlyingDutchman: The actual ''Flying Dutchman'' is the first ghost ship encountered. After that comes the ship of the [[Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner Ancient Mariner]]. The ''Will
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* PowerTrio: The ending has the ''Will O' the Wisp'' become this with the ''Flying Dutchman'' and the ship of the Ancient Mariner.
* QuestToTheWest: The ''Will O' the Wisp'' has been going westwards for over thirteen years.
* QuestToTheWest: The ''Will O' the Wisp'' has been going westwards for over thirteen years.
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* PowerTrio: The ending has the ''Will O' o' the Wisp'' become this with the ''Flying Dutchman'' and the ship of the Ancient Mariner.
* QuestToTheWest: The ''WillO' o' the Wisp'' has been going westwards for over thirteen years.
* QuestToTheWest: The ''Will
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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Bit of an ArcNumber during the first two stanzas. The ''Will O' the Wisp'' has been going westwards "for thirteen years and thirteen months and thirteen days to the dot" and they arrive at the thirteenth hour of the thirteenth day. The ''Will O' the Wisp'' also has thirteen sails.
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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Bit of an ArcNumber during the first two stanzas. The ''Will O' o' the Wisp'' has been going westwards "for thirteen years and thirteen months and thirteen days to the dot" and they arrive at the thirteenth hour of the thirteenth day. The ''Will O' o' the Wisp'' also has thirteen sails.
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In 1923, Creator/JamesBrookesMore published ''The Ring of Love'', a poetry book meant to showcase various classic forms of poetry in retaliation against "foolish" experimental poetry. Of the ballad examples, ''The Nautical Ballad of Ben Bo Bohns'' is a DarkFantasy NarrativePoem concerning the ghosts of Myth/NauticalFolklore.
The ''Will O' the Wisp'' under command of Captain Ben Bo Bohns has been on its way from Kalkut Town[[note]]Kolkata[[/note]] to the Western Seas for thirteen years, thirteen months, thirteen days, and thirteen hours. The first sign they're finally arriving at their destination is the appearance of the ''Flying Dutchman''. The second sign is the manifestation of the ship of the Ancient Mariner. Lastly, the captain guarantees his crew safety from Davie Jones. From then on, the ''Will O' the Wisp'' is one of the phantom ships haunting the ocean waters.
In 1922, Edward Champe Carter had his novel ''Eight Bells'' published. A year later, a revised version with three new chapters came off the press. One of these chapters is an [[ShoutOut ode]] to James Brookes More and ''The Nautical Ballad of Ben Bo Bohns'', which is printed in full as a recital by one of the characters. Now, this could be an honest act of admiration for one of the best-regarded writers at that time, but Champe Carter was signed on with The Cornhill Publishing Company. Brookes More had become the owner of that particular company in 1922. So, the chapter could just as well be ProductPlacement. The novel offers no further context for the poem, but makes it that much more clear that it was an attempt [[FollowTheLeader to follow in the footsteps]] of ''Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner''.
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!! ''The Nautical Ballad of Ben Bo Bohns'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* CastFullOfCrazy: Much of the poem is about the individual crew members expressing their fear of the ghost ships and [[DavyJones Davie Jones]], each time followed by the captain assuring them they'll be fine. In the last two stanzas, the "crazy crew" no longer feels the need to ask about the threats.
* DeathSeeker: An interpretation what Captain Ben Bo Bohns and his crew are after. There's no elaboration given as to why the ''Will O' the Wisp'' is on a "phantom quest" and looking out for "Phantom Bay", so it can be concluded they're quite literally seeking death. Alternatively, they're already dead at the start of the poem and their journey to the ever-elusive Western Seas is about reaching their place of haunting.
* FlyingDutchman: The actual ''Flying Dutchman'' is the first ghost ship encountered. After that comes the ship of the [[Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner Ancient Mariner]]. The ''Will O' the Wisp'' itself also is one by the end of the poem.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: "Ben Bo Bohns" is like a "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum"-ified form of "bones". And a ship called the "''WillOTheWisp''" doesn't sound like anything you'd want on your path either.
* PowerTrio: The ending has the ''Will O' the Wisp'' become this with the ''Flying Dutchman'' and the ship of the Ancient Mariner.
* QuestToTheWest: The ''Will O' the Wisp'' has been going westwards for over thirteen years.
* SanitySlippageSong: There's a mood shift in the sixth stanza where the crew embraces their new supernatural environment. The song starts with the sheets being stretched "till the cordage sings". The "crazy crew" sings along.
* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Bit of an ArcNumber during the first two stanzas. The ''Will O' the Wisp'' has been going westwards "for thirteen years and thirteen months and thirteen days to the dot" and they arrive at the thirteenth hour of the thirteenth day. The ''Will O' the Wisp'' also has thirteen sails.
* WillOTheWisp: It's the name of Captain Ben Bo Bohns's ship. Since it becomes or has become a ghost ship, it's an appropriate name.
The ''Will O' the Wisp'' under command of Captain Ben Bo Bohns has been on its way from Kalkut Town[[note]]Kolkata[[/note]] to the Western Seas for thirteen years, thirteen months, thirteen days, and thirteen hours. The first sign they're finally arriving at their destination is the appearance of the ''Flying Dutchman''. The second sign is the manifestation of the ship of the Ancient Mariner. Lastly, the captain guarantees his crew safety from Davie Jones. From then on, the ''Will O' the Wisp'' is one of the phantom ships haunting the ocean waters.
In 1922, Edward Champe Carter had his novel ''Eight Bells'' published. A year later, a revised version with three new chapters came off the press. One of these chapters is an [[ShoutOut ode]] to James Brookes More and ''The Nautical Ballad of Ben Bo Bohns'', which is printed in full as a recital by one of the characters. Now, this could be an honest act of admiration for one of the best-regarded writers at that time, but Champe Carter was signed on with The Cornhill Publishing Company. Brookes More had become the owner of that particular company in 1922. So, the chapter could just as well be ProductPlacement. The novel offers no further context for the poem, but makes it that much more clear that it was an attempt [[FollowTheLeader to follow in the footsteps]] of ''Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner''.
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!! ''The Nautical Ballad of Ben Bo Bohns'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* CastFullOfCrazy: Much of the poem is about the individual crew members expressing their fear of the ghost ships and [[DavyJones Davie Jones]], each time followed by the captain assuring them they'll be fine. In the last two stanzas, the "crazy crew" no longer feels the need to ask about the threats.
* DeathSeeker: An interpretation what Captain Ben Bo Bohns and his crew are after. There's no elaboration given as to why the ''Will O' the Wisp'' is on a "phantom quest" and looking out for "Phantom Bay", so it can be concluded they're quite literally seeking death. Alternatively, they're already dead at the start of the poem and their journey to the ever-elusive Western Seas is about reaching their place of haunting.
* FlyingDutchman: The actual ''Flying Dutchman'' is the first ghost ship encountered. After that comes the ship of the [[Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner Ancient Mariner]]. The ''Will O' the Wisp'' itself also is one by the end of the poem.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: "Ben Bo Bohns" is like a "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum"-ified form of "bones". And a ship called the "''WillOTheWisp''" doesn't sound like anything you'd want on your path either.
* PowerTrio: The ending has the ''Will O' the Wisp'' become this with the ''Flying Dutchman'' and the ship of the Ancient Mariner.
* QuestToTheWest: The ''Will O' the Wisp'' has been going westwards for over thirteen years.
* SanitySlippageSong: There's a mood shift in the sixth stanza where the crew embraces their new supernatural environment. The song starts with the sheets being stretched "till the cordage sings". The "crazy crew" sings along.
* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Bit of an ArcNumber during the first two stanzas. The ''Will O' the Wisp'' has been going westwards "for thirteen years and thirteen months and thirteen days to the dot" and they arrive at the thirteenth hour of the thirteenth day. The ''Will O' the Wisp'' also has thirteen sails.
* WillOTheWisp: It's the name of Captain Ben Bo Bohns's ship. Since it becomes or has become a ghost ship, it's an appropriate name.
