"Down on the Shore"

20.Which is the theme of the poem?

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21. 21.What effect do phrases like “glittering strand” in line 4 and “sapphire bay” in line 8 have on the poem?

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22.Which line from the poem supports the inference that the sea on a sunny day makes the speaker feel happy?

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23.In lines 14-15, what does the speaker mean with the description of “the hushing wave on its golden floor/To sing their lullaby”?

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24. 24.What does the speaker mean by the word din in line 27?

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25.Read the excerpts from the poem.

"Where the children wade in the shallow pools, Or run from the froth in play; (lines 5-6) With a sailor’s wife sitting sad within, Hearkening the wind and the water’s roar, Till at last her tears begin. (lines 28-30)"

What do the lines reveal about the relationship between the villagers and the sea?

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26.How do the villagers’ points of view toward the sea affect the poem?

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