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The Sea u2 g$ B* g p. z" R7 v9 u3 F% U
. B, U$ {6 H, C6 DThe sea is a hungry dog,
) H% N* Y/ @' y( yGiant and grey.) {! C! Z# I6 p8 t0 C
He rolls on the beach all day.5 r0 G2 K( R7 P! A) p
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
1 x) N1 K- D9 t4 {0 u/ aHour upon hour he gnaws3 L; F& w3 C6 }% a/ d
The rumbling, tumbling stones, * P; g& @' W2 N
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '6 P0 j: ]5 f, d- d, V1 k! n
The giant sea-dog moans,
7 R; r7 [2 ?$ Y$ @1 s4 xLicking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars- J6 c3 x I Q; p7 |
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
; U; F" v) |+ X& N3 `He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
. O5 \- o: F# oShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, ) @- a5 e% @* [8 }
And howls and hollos long and loud.# K* K* A: O2 y6 I
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But on quiet days in May or June, . G- S5 m8 A/ h$ [: n( G
When even the grasses on the dune; h! o7 T. |- V
Play no more their reedy tune,
5 u X* ?0 o- k7 K( qWith his head between his paws
+ ]5 Q t; t2 B' s8 h% o/ m4 o" g" OHe lies on the sandy shores, 7 e; G9 X. s1 l/ ]6 M6 ~
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.4 s/ Y) F' h% I
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, k: P& B# \6 F0 G, X: N& l5 |) v1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?# H$ z+ K: t2 |+ U3 w; K
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?# N! W) X) t- i) Y, A H* G& e
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5 a; W3 U; [: ?0 J4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?! ^ Q! ?. b) ]5 A, ]; w
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* ` @: O% M; w; H4 R1 U2 H. n5.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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