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The Sea
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' U, w3 N5 `0 v. v: W# ~4 a3 MThe sea is a hungry dog, ' e6 ^9 V4 I% `; b# ?9 @' ^
Giant and grey.: { Y# V. r: Q8 L. n) |$ h7 D
He rolls on the beach all day.
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Hour upon hour he gnaws* e8 r/ m$ K/ m6 F" I' }
The rumbling, tumbling stones, ( S2 [ }$ w* w0 i) y: j
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '" b3 f3 i4 S: O/ Z5 i9 Y
The giant sea-dog moans,
' W9 X' [' q, ]/ M. G: sLicking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars; z9 V% w5 e8 H" K
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
4 J) j# n* v: I) kHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
I. b9 r% E& u6 }$ w1 [) l, aShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
# ?1 y- G+ t1 E" e2 u( EAnd howls and hollos long and loud.' q1 ?) k' x2 s2 O" e
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But on quiet days in May or June,
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With his head between his paws3 K2 J" \& T9 ?( Y
He lies on the sandy shores, # n; n) s5 p8 {. L
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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6 t* X8 R* l1 \+ Z* \0 o+ c1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?6 R4 @; _, K$ c4 h& i
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?1 }; \" i8 a9 y
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?. ?# \: a4 `- n# d
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5.In the lines of the poem the poet uses quite a number of "ss" sound what picture of the sea do these sounds give you? |
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