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And then I pressed the shell
Close to my ear
And listened well,
And straightaway, like a bell
Came low and clear
The slow, sad murmur of far distant seas,
Whipped by an icy breeze
Upon a shore
Wind-swept and desolate.
It was a sunless strand the never bore
The footprint of a man,
Nor felt the weight
Since time began
Of any human quality or stir
Save what the dreary winds and waves incur.
And in the hush of water was the sound
Of pebbles rolling round,
For ever rolling, with a hollow sound.
And bubbling sea-weeds, as the waters go,
Swish to and fro
Their long, cold tentacles of slimy grey.
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Setting the starts alight
To wonder at the moon;
Was twilight only, and the frightened croon,
Smitten to whimpers, of the dreary wind
And waves that journeyed blind ±
And then I loosed my ear ± Oh, it was sweet
To hear a cart go jolting down the street.
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3. Write three words to describe the strand.

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4. Write each of these words in a sentence.

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6. How does the poet describe the seaweeds ?

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7. What does the poet mean by the ³waves that journeyed blind´ ?
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1. The moonlight ____________________ on the silent sea.

2. The poet ____________________ the sea to a hungry dog.

3. The tram ____________________ with the stationary car.

4. The aeroplane ____________________ along the illuminated runway.

5. The squirrel carefully ____________________ its supply of acorns.

6. The articulated truck ____________________ at the custom checkpoint.

7. The excited crowd ____________________ in the main square.

8. The foolish people ____________________ their money on gambling.

9. The little white mice ____________________ through the long grass.

10. The hawk ____________________ down on tiny mouse.

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