What would the attitude of the poem “The tide rises, the tide falls” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow be?

What is the attitude/tone of this poem? Also what are some shifts in the poem (key words, punctuation, stanza divisions, changes in line or stanza length or both, iron, changes in sound that may indicate changes in meaning, changes in diction)
The tide rises, the tide falls
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and [...]

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