Question

Instructions: Read the poem, The Sea given below and explain the extended metaphor used
in it. What is the overarching metaphor? How has it been extended over different stanzas?

The Sea Is A Snake

The sea is a slithering snake,
Silent and eerie,
It strikes at the unexpected all night,
With a lightning fast snap,
Day upon day he swallows
Pebbles give way to his might,
As he devours the subtle beach,
The violent beast that is dangerous to all,
Will always be untamed
As the unpredictable creature rises quietly up the sand,
Noise in the ocean cannot be heard,
Yet still energetic, the monster is still,

As it lies in wait for its next meal
Even as the snake’s temper forever changes,
It is quiet and tranquil, as it must rest,
Hour upon hour, away from sandy shores,
It will attack the beach no more today...

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

James Reeves' literary work "The Sea" uses an extended figure of speech to explain the ocean as a dog.

Explanation:

James Reeves' literary work "The Sea" uses an exgreyed figures delineated to explain the ocean as a dog. within the textual matter initial, the stormy gray ocean is delineate as a hungry dog, with "teeth and shaggy jaws". The waves gnaw on the stones and roll sort of a dog, they churn.

James Reeves, In "The Sea", compares the ocean to a dog through an extended figure of speech, during which the stormy ocean is sort of a hungry dog, the roaring ocean is sort of a roaring dog, and also the calm ocean is sort of a sleeping one is sort of a dog. The literary work uses irregular alliterative patterns and rhythms and emphasizes the sound of the ocean.