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The Sea# Z7 K* }7 _7 M o
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The sea is a hungry dog, 2 X4 Z# m8 P. _7 k3 {
Giant and grey.
! P/ u& l: ?8 T- I6 _- {1 K% w8 o: NHe rolls on the beach all day.
; S5 M5 M4 U! o7 G: _/ `2 vWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
( V; d; A3 c$ GHour upon hour he gnaws y5 `! e7 e$ t
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
j |; C! O* Y6 o6 E" YAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! ': d8 E9 H9 o# t r2 Q
The giant sea-dog moans, % I0 |, k1 E8 h& r& v+ \
Licking his greasy paws.0 a+ {) n9 k; O: X9 v
* a7 Q5 `; H1 L6 Z; jAnd when the night wind roars
3 n. e2 v$ @5 E* d! I5 |) o9 w9 iAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, G9 t" y5 ]4 `0 u/ b8 e& J$ M; i
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
* J' |+ h8 f7 f) L1 Q9 C5 m7 u1 YShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, - ^: x* }0 S) a6 c% [4 ]
And howls and hollos long and loud.$ a& W: r) ~4 C
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But on quiet days in May or June, 9 X7 s1 m0 a9 |8 U4 H/ V$ r
When even the grasses on the dune, V8 E, u# O. y6 L4 j4 _, j
Play no more their reedy tune,
9 A) K9 ?/ u2 X; L- O# e7 F' p, iWith his head between his paws/ h I1 o* n. N; C% a
He lies on the sandy shores,
" V# i# H1 B) D1 |& k. d, zSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.: s' j7 F. I. s$ a
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4 v; I* j% b9 m1 n \1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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% d* E) d& M! O2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?% q h/ P# }3 @) _1 ~2 X
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! Q9 O" v; `3 C' V& [3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?2 y0 j8 W' ~3 ^
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! X; E, j2 _( \0 d5 M4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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2 I3 c4 V5 q! L5.In the lines of the poem the poet uses quite a number of "ss" sound what picture of the sea do these sounds give you? |
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