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The Sea, c$ S' c5 |; z) g# m5 U5 i( j
) k+ i9 _% {, A; j; x$ ~The sea is a hungry dog, , u1 T) a9 F: Q" P+ R) P
Giant and grey.
6 Q7 K' y8 r. ~& w8 G9 e1 c' ~3 t5 F) AHe rolls on the beach all day.7 B3 O+ P6 A# A5 w- p6 a
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws8 ~ r) U/ u) n& U
Hour upon hour he gnaws
3 Y& g7 i* l9 o. l/ n& NThe rumbling, tumbling stones,
6 r) z; H) Q0 z. ^8 B9 g1 iAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
; U9 O8 Z6 _- v' v% b. a7 ?. \The giant sea-dog moans,
& g/ _$ h6 ~; T9 p* |7 R# R8 yLicking his greasy paws.
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5 C2 e# t+ T3 P4 n+ qAnd when the night wind roars
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3 v1 \1 K2 k+ a: W" i' MHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 2 F# l; z; C; S8 ^! r# K6 {/ Y8 H
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
, M+ V7 ?) |1 A2 q% s3 t, vAnd howls and hollos long and loud.; a! x# |) G& V9 M( d
1 _/ N6 B. u7 q7 cBut on quiet days in May or June, 3 i; R k( y/ J3 S* y
When even the grasses on the dune
5 B+ q1 r$ f9 F0 V) N+ ]Play no more their reedy tune, 1 L! a5 h3 t. ?
With his head between his paws
( i f9 \0 F; Y- S4 W7 _5 |He lies on the sandy shores,
C: }/ S3 N) L( E- o4 ^. w) Q# @So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.' X( Z& j7 u7 d5 |6 o, l* V
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$ `. M+ s1 }$ u1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?4 m0 @- }. D$ [& L+ U
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( @8 T: m3 ^, ]1 v2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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( M9 B/ @% i Q2 x3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?% Y% i8 R3 p: V4 Z9 b1 N
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& P+ b/ C3 ~4 C" l1 | \* W4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?, u' z5 `9 V! q" B) U5 q
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0 O1 \, {3 Z2 G. Q% m: D/ _5 E5.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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