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The Sea3 Y7 B. E T) r
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The sea is a hungry dog, i+ J: ?8 E1 j, T7 L- K% w2 c
Giant and grey.
8 |$ n7 J4 ~ x5 WHe rolls on the beach all day.
- `& I0 m% n3 h9 b E _With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws: v* I7 V+ ~1 f) i- l5 R$ A
Hour upon hour he gnaws/ _2 `% D# T8 k6 }
The rumbling, tumbling stones, $ V" y( R6 Y- z5 W' m( O( n! i
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
. ~# s1 I, Q9 [9 w/ ~# j0 LThe giant sea-dog moans, : _: B; J# P& y2 }) p+ ]
Licking his greasy paws.; G6 C* V8 {0 Z( q' U- O- u
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And when the night wind roars. a2 n$ _; @) i* N/ D1 h6 ]
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
( u0 v+ f) L9 A4 i+ jHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 0 i" b; A. c6 j- a
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
2 @# t* O7 W& _# O- kAnd howls and hollos long and loud.- N! Z4 k+ n/ [/ c# S
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But on quiet days in May or June, 8 O$ n2 p [# {- q
When even the grasses on the dune: D% f$ V3 m: N5 Y, o& N% f3 C
Play no more their reedy tune, 9 d! |: J2 ~" R- R5 G! _# d) }
With his head between his paws( z x& k% X0 o$ F/ _) x$ h
He lies on the sandy shores, 7 P$ q1 ^, z1 p/ N& F1 R' n
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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: p; k$ ]* ^- x9 [) y1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?; b. N. N/ g3 @1 Z
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+ S3 s* {& p* V% [, M& D3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?& U) P- t; o3 |" Y0 B. Y# X, o6 e
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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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