The Sea

Who wrote the poem The Sea?

• Jim Reeves

• James Reaves

• John Reaves

• James Reeves

• John Reeves

In this poem, Reeves compares the sea to a

Explain how the poet makes use of the extended metaphor in this poem.

Which of the below are examples of onomatopoeia

• clashing

  rumbling

  loud

• shaggy

  howls

  sandy

• roars

  howls

  clashing

• clashing

  hollos

  shores

Match each stanza with its corresponding mood.

• playful and active

• STANZA 2

• calm and quiet

• STANZA 1

• fierce and dangerous

• STANZA 3

What literary device is used in each phrase?

• assonance

• "howls and hollos long and loud"

• epizeuxis

• "...wind roar

  And the moon..."

• anaphora

• "Bones, bones, bones, bones!"

• alliteration

• "And...

  And..."

• enjambment

• "long and loud"

Reeves uses ________ imagery to make us imagine the sounds described in the poem.

One poetic device which the poet uses for auditory imagery is ​ (a)  

• onomatopoeia
• onomatopeia
• onomatopoiea
• onomatopaiea
• onomatopea

The repetition of the sound /sn/ in "snuffs and sniffs" is an example of

• assonance

• alliteration

• consonance

• onomatopoeia

Describe one thing which you like about this poem by referring to a literary device which you found effective.