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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, : W& `+ y$ a0 Q. _& b
Giant and grey.
/ X- X" |% p/ lHe rolls on the beach all day. T( ~/ _! n1 k" H% F8 o; c
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
: E, C; G& w' S5 M% nHour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
6 d( o+ @8 K" ^The giant sea-dog moans, : W4 N; o+ n) U/ r
Licking his greasy paws.
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u5 k$ k! ?0 E( }And when the night wind roars
+ r3 X1 b8 v. ~' H5 o/ bAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
+ x$ \- s- D$ }& r) NHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
- q1 B* T! C. U s: N! } hShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
1 g; R" p& V& q0 J, qAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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/ L$ f/ k1 w8 `: p; `/ hBut on quiet days in May or June,
+ i: u) u, n, Y4 gWhen even the grasses on the dune
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With his head between his paws) S5 V7 x; ?4 C- d% q
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?. T- k) u+ w3 q \# t
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. I$ q$ B W) H- w! k2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing? E! T0 |6 W7 R
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" w* i& N9 G1 }6 \3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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: H3 \! I/ z9 o* `2 Q, ?9 R7 q( i( u4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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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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