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The sea is a hungry dog, + ?" [! b! _5 e
Giant and grey.
0 C7 q- u7 G0 C! P7 D$ m) U/ Y+ rHe rolls on the beach all day.0 E$ ^; D/ o% f2 T; j' P5 t- f1 [- {
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
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The rumbling, tumbling stones,
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The giant sea-dog moans,
0 q! x" i$ z, Z) qLicking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars( S* l0 U/ T# W8 B- \
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
7 s" |9 v3 C+ @: R! k; eHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
+ d' _: N) H+ @! W7 e% ~. n4 LShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 8 u; N0 Q W3 V8 s
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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When even the grasses on the dune+ P/ |& F y1 O3 q
Play no more their reedy tune,
# w2 A( I; {. O6 dWith his head between his paws. |( S# B5 H$ Z$ p7 D
He lies on the sandy shores,
% H1 {/ G( ~' p8 P0 xSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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- E$ ^% g: N) Z. z1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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. |4 o! P+ X2 Q0 G! Z l2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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: U- r' F5 J0 J/ p7 m7 d( 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?
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