A DAY BY THE SEA

Robert Browning

Example of thin poem 1. Slippery sand 2. Crunchy shells 3. Children shrieking 4. Sinking toes 5. Castles rise 6. Feet stamp 7. Salmon sarnies (sandwiches inf) 8. Sticky fingers 9. Seaweed slimy 10. Fishy jelly 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Stoney beaches Shattered wooddrift Slushing (sentimental) waves Slapping pools Sun sleeps Empty chairs.

Whats your opinion?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. What does the beach look like before people arrive? What do the children do by the sea? How do they look after a time there? What evidence does the poet give? How is the climax achieved in the poem? Which is the time setting? How do you imagine the beach in the evening? Why does the poet use the expression slapping pools?