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The Sea& `2 C& z" @% f0 G6 M5 r' h! ]
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The sea is a hungry dog, 5 [" f' u& t* k! }% |- w m
Giant and grey.2 U( N A: o& K
He rolls on the beach all day.
) q. q. Z& J9 sWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
6 S$ A1 J$ [6 E$ t) |% x0 MHour upon hour he gnaws: c; a; e: J' o1 u3 C; r
The rumbling, tumbling stones, 4 U+ i! O' ~# B
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '! G7 `+ l i& h
The giant sea-dog moans,
: Q6 ^, A- A. \/ {4 C- _* nLicking his greasy paws./ z$ C1 t1 T( E/ v& x, @
( I" P: ?$ W5 P% p6 f8 XAnd when the night wind roars- s4 Z; P6 B* G* w& v" G5 ?
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
J* \+ I) g" T: q: M9 K4 F: HHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 6 V- u3 q( Y- d' L" Y
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, % X, h2 E$ h+ k4 ^& Y( r* A
And howls and hollos long and loud.1 {; R# }3 F) k: O
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But on quiet days in May or June, 2 G9 k2 p O. Y o" k9 |. N/ t; M2 [* O
When even the grasses on the dune- Y8 |2 Z% Y7 @1 B* [; c: f
Play no more their reedy tune,
, K: b% E8 B2 SWith his head between his paws
9 Z& H: j- o, f0 WHe lies on the sandy shores, 8 |) V# z/ N. d5 @ Y7 d# W4 Z
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.- {% ]: y. c4 `5 D
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. e$ q+ X- f5 G! J/ M1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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6 Z6 H8 b7 i# w. T- i, @2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?: L& R+ ?1 I$ \
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5 K! f$ X9 T* ?3."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?: w2 z# n' a. ]/ X; G7 a
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7 t& h5 P, A/ S/ _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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