Why does the poet compare Helen s beauty to Nic an barks Edgar Allan Poe - compares Helen s beauty to Nic an barks because her beauty brings peace rest and hope Nic an barks means old Greek ships These ships carried tired sailors back home In the same way Helen s beauty carries the poet back to comfort First the poet feels lost He feels tired of life He calls himself a weary way-worn wanderer This means he has suffered He has moved through hard times His heart is heavy But when he sees Helen he feels safe again Her beauty works like a gentle ship It brings him from dark feelings to light feelings Second her beauty gives him a sense of home The Greek boats brought sailors to their native shore Helen s beauty does the same for the poet It takes him back to peace It