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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, ! S8 d8 j+ {9 b
Giant and grey.
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With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws3 P' {2 {* _+ b; G( s0 S' _8 @
Hour upon hour he gnaws
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7 ~2 [+ ?2 v( f- a/ [/ O7 M0 Z! dAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
# Q3 i4 g1 T# O, C& ~" AThe giant sea-dog moans, & S0 C" m; b2 T) c% ~* Z
Licking his greasy paws.. `) O- b" @$ _, j/ |
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And when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 3 c% T9 W8 G( Q
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
6 C: U! ?3 g/ O# fAnd howls and hollos long and loud.! E4 m8 g3 `5 h1 h
7 f' i. t) H, G6 NBut on quiet days in May or June,
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6 G9 L F# X. P0 ^With his head between his paws
$ j, N. U* P: i# {8 F N$ IHe lies on the sandy shores, 1 v |) h3 `. G/ b! s7 b) Q" s
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.4 Z/ y) U1 W! a! ~
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?# n% h) g {& a9 [; }
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' s3 ~; ?; J, |( b( u2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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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?. a9 d. l( c9 u2 }8 v; J* n3 B
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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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