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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, : K' z# }: [$ Z$ z @& ]" P
Giant and grey.
6 l$ z' y. H' J; d3 H+ ~3 MHe rolls on the beach all day.- S7 j4 [! w0 O" Z$ {3 m
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
( z& Z2 r( K7 P, [" CHour upon hour he gnaws
6 M7 R' n1 ~/ C5 t$ o& EThe rumbling, tumbling stones,
C* l* H0 Q+ O c/ H1 dAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
1 N1 S5 h( P: g% CThe giant sea-dog moans, ; q0 ] x6 I: d# A7 I% P5 L0 _& ~! C
Licking his greasy paws.
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0 J) |- r' k, n% PAnd when the night wind roars
$ h B- N4 _* |" _2 P0 o" P$ ]4 n1 jAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
# G/ W; g2 v7 m7 GHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
" C( G* C4 g$ E5 Y6 yShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
3 c( J6 X% T8 m, Z( x/ \! ^0 SAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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! M4 I* R# C. ^$ DBut on quiet days in May or June,
4 K& g& Y' s" W& b; N( v0 ?When even the grasses on the dune2 q! p" a7 p2 t. w% d" F
Play no more their reedy tune, # E" M% G1 Y& U, T( l
With his head between his paws
7 |5 r( l9 V: w7 b$ qHe lies on the sandy shores, ) s$ `7 V; w8 e( d: U: t" n
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.9 }' l; @& D7 d! ^6 x# |- T
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& q% y! ^/ }- T" C1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?% q- I/ K+ X& @$ Q* H+ {
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7 r, n5 |) }9 {8 F9 _/ \2 d2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?) `! Y3 }, J$ Y; Z# A( c
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?, d2 P2 G4 ]0 F! Y! e
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, K* K, p, ]8 G; O( o6 }! t4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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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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