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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog,
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5 G. p5 ?5 V# u3 r" A% IHe rolls on the beach all day.
7 z$ z. e" L: K& W; h# r5 Q& XWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
) N5 x$ w0 z; e3 ?# H2 xHour upon hour he gnaws
1 m& {% F9 _9 W R6 [: ]The rumbling, tumbling stones,
9 I0 U! I* j, f9 C4 ]And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
. o. s; g. W; ZThe giant sea-dog moans,
) H& g9 i; S( p KLicking his greasy paws.4 B0 T6 ^& k; j4 t$ \
' M m0 m, D* |And when the night wind roars
# v% _! ]: I7 l) ?7 L3 NAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
& G% U% y O' DHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
* B8 B, v$ ^4 l, E( q4 P' P9 [Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
, ]5 P( B# u& H/ dAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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Play no more their reedy tune, $ z, ?% X) Y8 F
With his head between his paws4 f3 A. Q4 P6 F1 H3 s
He lies on the sandy shores,
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?; f' o2 A3 v- R
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3 n& T1 R; ]" j# f% k' Z2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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( v4 P: p" W! p3 P' T1 T' r3."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?) Y& o% p) M2 J( Z. ?
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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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