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The Sea
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. i: c' _, m7 DThe sea is a hungry dog,
1 |6 n8 i, Q6 }: C3 x- C7 V, J. _Giant and grey.
8 @+ u( Y, }6 [+ U. @2 GHe rolls on the beach all day.( Z/ o2 g. T# W. |" c
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws# i8 v' S& T% {- }: y" q1 k
Hour upon hour he gnaws- v# W" f* s. a" _, Z. T/ P
The rumbling, tumbling stones, 5 h7 p& k9 m0 R& x @) p. U
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
/ O x z7 q/ N% E; WThe giant sea-dog moans, " u6 f8 D" ?8 r% N( b1 c, C
Licking his greasy paws.
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& l- w6 E( n6 D( W0 B3 L m9 aAnd when the night wind roars
8 z, V t1 F8 N1 i5 zAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
7 b) X7 z! z1 B( D7 Q# HHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
( h$ G0 V. j* z$ g8 GShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
/ |. K0 d0 M1 D& g$ }And howls and hollos long and loud.3 |6 h% p& ^% p5 W. Z0 e
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But on quiet days in May or June, " e; l7 I# Y% A/ q& d
When even the grasses on the dune# z6 z0 M% K$ t% R& A- _( l
Play no more their reedy tune, ' z N" c$ H2 y; A
With his head between his paws) a, m5 E/ S, Z4 `, k/ a4 n
He lies on the sandy shores, * Y; y. [$ X/ y6 a5 R0 G
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.: L7 l, A+ |7 y& s& g1 ^4 V8 V
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?) E9 V g5 q: [; c" M7 Y6 ^
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?+ ~. Z% ?, P$ d7 a, p- e6 N$ I0 v- J
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?: y) m. U K+ ]5 g5 F- f' j
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4 S' G8 C4 g. X* X, |& |" m4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?" {6 A4 L. h% r4 P, A
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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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