Thalassophile is a noun that refers to someone who loves the sea. The word is derived from the Greek word thalassa which means sea and the suffix phile which means lover (of).

Alexandrine is the most traditional way to write poetry in French. It could be considered as the French counterpart of the Japanese Haiku.

Alexandrine couplet: Rhyme scheme: (a¹–a²) & (b¹–b²) with natural hemistiches.