Sea-dog
This task is about understanding the language used in a poem.
Read the poem
Sea-dog
by Ruth Paul (
School Journal, Part 4, Number 3,
1995). Then answer the questions below.
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a) What does the dog like most about the beach?
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b) What is meant by, "that damp sandy border where elements meet"?
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c) What is another phrase in the poem that has a similar meaning to "where elements meet"?
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d) The poem describes some dogs, "swimming off to the other side of the sun".
What does this phrase mean?
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e) The poem says, "This hound's beach-bound". What does "beach-bound" mean?
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f) Write another phrase from the poem which shows the dog is "beach-bound".
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g) "Swimming off to the other side of the sun" is an example of alliteration.
Write another phrase from the poem which has an example of alliteration.
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