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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, ' |! \; `. n; m% T! h
Giant and grey.
: v' H% s" Q! u6 A$ ?4 CHe rolls on the beach all day.
; T3 F" u9 C& eWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws; ~7 X. y9 _8 D( ~1 q! |) y1 S
Hour upon hour he gnaws5 Y4 @7 [( H8 `! |+ Z
The rumbling, tumbling stones, " U H. r: _4 }% V2 Z) T
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
2 ]( Y3 F. b! B* e1 j1 K& gThe giant sea-dog moans,
Y: |( N; ]& v! {Licking his greasy paws.: T$ u& x4 j/ [+ v8 x: f* x) o
. _3 _ F8 R$ N7 J) o- B! @And when the night wind roars
2 w! [: `/ W% T+ z+ PAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
/ [& A ?& k. v) EHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 9 q- P% g+ M* T9 j
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
; Y3 ~* C2 b5 J5 z$ `6 f; q2 qAnd howls and hollos long and loud.+ V2 \9 K }3 C, e" ~
5 N5 Z/ k7 P/ ~" pBut on quiet days in May or June, ( Q- u X* I8 S! @0 e# B' y1 }
When even the grasses on the dune8 O4 H% r: E, B" u* Y$ j+ ?; Z' A1 P
Play no more their reedy tune,
8 ~+ O9 L1 Y3 g9 ~$ Z+ yWith his head between his paws9 {6 G7 J3 f t2 `6 V7 I: C: M+ @
He lies on the sandy shores, ; h; N1 F6 e. ~; ?( ^& _
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.. [8 a2 A1 y2 {1 ]+ E
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: o- E- l4 w: v! r! `- q9 {1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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5 t5 i$ X6 i% P! r/ U' F; i5 _3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?8 `3 o' F0 ~8 c+ X: l1 G
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/ y) I: C1 V7 `! n' k* Y) I( ?4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?% P& t- p; J; X/ @' O# A* `# @4 u
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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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