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c) What is the early morning sky compared to in this line?

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5) ‘He who holds the storm by the hair will hide in his breast our lives.’

a) According to the poet, who holds the storm?

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b) Identify the phrase that means ‘look after’.

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c) What meaning is conveyed in this line?

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C) Answer the following

6) Read the summary of the poem and fill in the missing words from the box.

kings hasten catamarans brothers wealth

Addressing the fishermen as a) __________________________, the poet is asking them
to set their fast-sailing b) __________________________ free to catch the fish that are

leaping with the tide in the ocean. Being the c) __________________________ of the sea,
they have the sole right to claim possession of that d) ____________________________.
Even the seagulls are asking them to e) __________________________.

P R Vocabulary
Q

Vocabulary in context

Context clues are hints that help us to understand a difficult or unusual word. The clue
may appear within the same sentence as the word to which it refers, or it may follow in
a preceding sentence.

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