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The Sea
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0 R. Y5 ]: W. L6 q, N% }The sea is a hungry dog, 2 w- }8 p! c3 Y( |0 e
Giant and grey.
9 m6 O! C4 N: T# YHe rolls on the beach all day.# O1 d1 W' |: |; O
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
h# F4 w* U3 }: ?4 @( fHour upon hour he gnaws$ d5 H3 p% B) g X2 U+ }- J
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
8 V1 v3 x2 E. b, v4 Z+ r+ k, lAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
' e- P2 x& g- z+ I! ], p9 l% n+ h* Y0 PThe giant sea-dog moans, - a1 k( ]4 ~1 C" q3 T. J
Licking his greasy paws.
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3 Z. k* R# c) M8 O9 @And when the night wind roars
$ [4 B$ k7 Y/ M/ BAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
( f, o6 L: y" K5 c+ p$ aHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, ^- h# G: |7 ]4 o: @: t/ {
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
* s6 M/ Z( J( ^" R( J. dAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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" g4 Y& d& l' ^( s- p; ]; m9 ?But on quiet days in May or June, - m; `$ `8 b# s; L) Z
When even the grasses on the dune
9 S' W& k+ ^ r0 P7 ?3 y% ePlay no more their reedy tune,
9 b0 F' H; _1 E% }% HWith his head between his paws
- D3 B% c9 i8 a! HHe lies on the sandy shores, 9 F o/ |; N7 ^
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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! X/ {5 |9 f% p, L+ r+ `. c$ W1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?: z8 z+ }8 V A$ e7 l
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) Z \+ r) x3 O2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?0 P6 T( @& u& @; [4 W
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?" S& D5 M p( O. f0 v* F# P/ X$ t
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, b @- ~2 R( f, s7 @& }! r4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?6 p# n$ i- b) w2 E
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3 W7 s9 x2 `% j: E# h* O7 V% |5.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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