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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, 6 `6 l- F: S+ D, u5 t2 t9 Z7 W
Giant and grey.2 A! }2 A ]( s0 l0 v. B
He rolls on the beach all day.
- W+ J+ a. |" A/ v- TWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
0 e( K1 J: {' `0 N+ i; ?+ r! @, tHour upon hour he gnaws/ ^2 |5 L1 b6 {9 L/ w, z
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
9 Q3 {. w3 ?$ m( U" C9 xAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
9 q6 _# o2 ]. _) O/ XThe giant sea-dog moans, - O7 Z! k* v2 d: i/ S8 z
Licking his greasy paws.
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5 k1 u5 J7 @/ E! XAnd when the night wind roars
4 t1 C1 X' F, x A" ~1 g2 FAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, + Y, a+ d. Y& l4 U/ C' ]+ J; N1 g" `
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 9 f$ I' h: Y) j7 w0 T; [( h, x$ q
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
0 O% s( u. _3 p7 r6 D, ~% DAnd howls and hollos long and loud.7 T+ }5 x( A- u0 U5 m- C* _, y
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But on quiet days in May or June, 5 @0 b3 l7 O7 u8 X1 _: \( `/ x
When even the grasses on the dune
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With his head between his paws% d$ I' w3 h7 w7 ]2 R" T* r
He lies on the sandy shores,
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) H9 P6 Z* J2 P1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon? o) e: N% u; b# e/ a$ a
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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6 q+ E1 \2 p8 B% h- D! B& B3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?& L, I6 b/ {9 \! X
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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7 [7 [% k0 ]# N( A4 I1 L5.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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