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The Sea3 @! `! b- u1 B' s! v& y4 Y
: h7 N8 j2 D. ^ s$ w0 h8 @The sea is a hungry dog,
( u$ N' f1 O( w% L: HGiant and grey.
~. e5 [+ n7 ~+ Y% r0 O4 YHe rolls on the beach all day.
5 m( G- w. D- b7 H5 q7 [With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
! j; k; I8 c' j" B- w% z {7 n3 lHour upon hour he gnaws
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2 ]7 x( r5 o1 D0 w5 S, H' RAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
" ~ I! P7 p7 Q) g8 m, j3 C) uThe giant sea-dog moans, : V7 l) P1 [- H) @4 M
Licking his greasy paws.2 s) y* V$ R$ M5 t" i7 S& H
* p9 m3 f+ F: z' O( C2 T7 cAnd when the night wind roars
4 f+ ~: {) Z& X6 E; S- gAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
" W* Q# E+ f" ?He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 0 U, Z; D3 X9 x# U% J
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
9 i4 v$ ]0 r' k' J. N( E2 rAnd howls and hollos long and loud.2 ^2 C9 a6 @( e) _4 @, {
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When even the grasses on the dune4 h5 k* }9 t+ V7 W2 T! K, G9 L# Z
Play no more their reedy tune, & Z8 G% e. [% X. T
With his head between his paws4 y1 I' C+ Q, A. ]( }& [8 I6 w
He lies on the sandy shores,
4 U$ H. Z8 V7 p3 k7 HSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores. I& ?% {# ]' K ~, U
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& B7 U A9 @: D9 V. `1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?/ m$ D7 n6 q( {
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) k7 l8 k& w& H9 n6 b5 U6 Y2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?( b; ~& F0 w* u* G
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1 f2 [3 W; e& y% g+ O4 p3."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?& E- S4 I! w& Y( ^
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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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