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The Sea
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$ F ?: r6 [/ [, V4 F, WThe sea is a hungry dog, * q; U6 K- B( q3 P
Giant and grey.5 x, W% h m Z
He rolls on the beach all day.6 a+ P" ^# [" ?) T
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws2 }4 e3 z7 W6 b
Hour upon hour he gnaws
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; ?; K- X6 g8 M+ ]. |; X. cAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '$ R: K6 n, @: S6 U ^
The giant sea-dog moans, * c/ ?) ^5 Y$ v7 A5 |
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars; n& e0 e6 G& W" g! i8 R* @
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, ( [, M) S" W% u( `8 q+ }% w
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, , J) _) h7 J7 E$ {! O- P* w
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
" v1 {& p* [+ E4 [9 hAnd howls and hollos long and loud.8 }7 m9 e" |& a3 k. D( ~
/ E* @ Y N! Z9 y# K0 iBut on quiet days in May or June, $ O |* @$ D. N" O! y* {
When even the grasses on the dune4 G1 M k6 ]3 X* l+ z: _ o* \( h
Play no more their reedy tune,
/ X+ y2 `7 j I( W$ b8 @With his head between his paws7 B: Q; g Z1 [; U) c- n
He lies on the sandy shores,
4 j% | g0 o" `$ FSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.! F2 O* [" P% h. j( l% t+ `8 G
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?+ S4 ?# v J5 g
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8 ~, N8 t0 B6 l1 J u& `0 R2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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4 E, G3 E0 h! a$ v0 t$ ~: J4 w4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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* Q7 R4 t6 S6 `; ~2 X" T- G5.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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