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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, 1 C' T" N T" y, \3 G+ B; c; l8 J R7 g4 }
Giant and grey.$ g, f5 W8 A" k. g4 `. }
He rolls on the beach all day.6 j+ g) V! f' E
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
% d+ |3 Y, k V0 wHour upon hour he gnaws! ^" S& h M/ [+ Z: R
The rumbling, tumbling stones, - k+ b# A2 k- M! Q! C( [8 j+ O, G
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '1 i, x, i, \ ~% i" z
The giant sea-dog moans, ) O1 R7 r5 V5 ^1 {- l4 ~; c5 G
Licking his greasy paws.2 ?$ s- ?/ S# }9 f q, [, z
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And when the night wind roars# i& X: ~& [; V4 t9 F% @3 k2 a% Y
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, ! d9 O7 K4 X. l& F
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
* b& t2 X1 V3 p! M6 Y3 [# s: wShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 5 B: ?( [9 f7 t b3 w6 ~9 U) f
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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: T {0 T3 @& M4 v" [8 X8 hBut on quiet days in May or June,
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Play no more their reedy tune, " q+ s: ^; Z! L! B, f: b7 k
With his head between his paws
1 V- U. }6 @* N6 K7 ^5 S5 GHe lies on the sandy shores,
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4 ^' M0 |' P- v# B# h7 r1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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! w, ~; J0 ]( ^$ ]7 m' u2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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! k3 I% N2 o7 y3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?) c# P1 X/ Z* r; P/ y p" N
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* Q/ U X& ^+ D3 @. I4."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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