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The Sea& X) G/ Y8 M: r1 D! r
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The sea is a hungry dog,
3 M. U% O/ h0 P( ?Giant and grey. O' ^! D k b' Q5 e
He rolls on the beach all day.
( K' [7 K( r; ?With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
( ^, G* ]& {6 p$ D; N' O \5 EHour upon hour he gnaws
" P2 i* U4 p* C$ ]' tThe rumbling, tumbling stones, 5 {! T+ W" s |) f4 }
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
+ v K+ v0 R6 Q: ~. R8 KThe giant sea-dog moans,
& k- u' C1 S* }7 h# f" K8 O! sLicking his greasy paws.
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: X! V$ ~* H% k& O* T' [And when the night wind roars3 i' B7 u7 M6 F# [
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, . G; A4 ~: r& u& B/ ~$ @
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
3 V, J8 J0 a" P. Z2 H C% Q6 }) zShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 2 e8 M0 ?7 B6 ^ P
And howls and hollos long and loud.! L9 M& G( @! f7 [- `9 g
$ g+ R( K; c( Y: U4 u+ \9 K% u" S( FBut on quiet days in May or June,
6 P K: ^% n7 e, dWhen even the grasses on the dune
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With his head between his paws# y% B; z+ X4 x9 e& x
He lies on the sandy shores, 8 }/ ~3 J* J8 ~0 ^1 ?! [
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.! u8 a; r( b" o! u+ D0 O# N
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5 ?( X9 w1 L* ^+ K8 K7 j1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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4 \# ]; O! a& v) j2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?2 d0 U; R3 L J7 I, q5 R
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6 \# }7 a7 D7 @) q# l3."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?. d0 h* t6 G; O4 ^4 t$ o% p
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4 G- p" G+ Y& T& z5.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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