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0 D1 R/ Y* i. @0 v" Z s$ N @The sea is a hungry dog,
4 c: m/ c& a, O$ @- ]# zGiant and grey.
. D# T9 p$ ]1 e8 N$ H& @9 C! `- vHe rolls on the beach all day.9 K* E$ V' X5 z, L+ ?7 B
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws# Z- ?/ E" G+ L: o9 C) t' u/ g# f
Hour upon hour he gnaws
; j" q& f, c3 ~ Q! |. ^, L) PThe rumbling, tumbling stones,
' Y3 K( c! e& W) l: EAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '* N6 p4 Z! I% r0 k1 T, t7 X8 S. ~
The giant sea-dog moans, 1 o$ b7 ]+ \2 P- S2 ~
Licking his greasy paws.
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0 }# r# \! d/ j- f7 T8 U0 E4 M$ b) ~4 X1 DAnd when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
$ e+ p# B$ {6 pShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
1 k( e# y! [6 U: _, GAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June,
9 L8 F: z; h/ i9 `- G/ M1 r& P1 m0 DWhen even the grasses on the dune
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With his head between his paws2 \" y3 f+ Q' Z1 e4 s1 u, D3 m
He lies on the sandy shores,
+ V, g& Q$ A/ Z# }/ v4 W [! d" a9 mSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?7 c' s1 t& ?) {* N" t
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) @! @2 M) x. v5 t1 `$ m) Q2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?% I& R% z& S8 M, C3 Y0 j7 \$ {
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?9 _- F& G! n2 R) [- A0 v4 F
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' [3 o; i9 V2 x( J: \9 \/ [4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?' V: {0 [$ @+ b/ _ _: ^, {! O P/ m
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4 C, Z7 w: ?9 t2 C5 _, c5.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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