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The Sea
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4 l4 N; h# D' t" V1 O; HThe sea is a hungry dog, 5 X) [" s- R+ r9 X" R1 o
Giant and grey.0 c. W- m% t% t
He rolls on the beach all day.; u& A0 G: g c+ e1 f" s
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws& q6 t+ ^' X7 m6 |7 k4 J. d# n: a
Hour upon hour he gnaws# H7 M/ f2 D" X8 g P& m
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
% o- R0 {$ m4 n4 s& ~) U: sAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
7 D: g0 ], Y+ EThe giant sea-dog moans, : x, O. W, i; h* t- @5 H* J
Licking his greasy paws.8 ^7 X6 s3 X0 x3 p$ ]
5 c& f* q& y; ^5 z! D/ n) YAnd when the night wind roars; @( `8 P7 Z" b! T
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
: q3 l$ @6 q. C- k) i9 d$ FHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
/ A6 d- |9 J0 H* A) y9 XShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
1 E1 L# s: t8 M4 X7 r9 MAnd howls and hollos long and loud. S% l# u a; F) q2 b9 W
6 q% k3 c. @% GBut on quiet days in May or June,
* I5 R' f. A) r j! W9 D0 PWhen even the grasses on the dune
' o. g3 ]: K6 FPlay no more their reedy tune, v$ V4 X3 U* J! J' {0 c
With his head between his paws* X0 q# H' A! e) U% E
He lies on the sandy shores,
) p% z, S+ V( \; @" t2 u4 b n1 aSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.) s' D8 y- d8 ]' i) b& b4 R0 E7 @
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$ m& O/ ^0 ~8 [2 N6 J2 w4 v1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?% [3 ^. q! I- N8 B
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U6 O7 S. U) N: a2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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( Z. [9 m2 _; c" n3 @; ]% ]5 w3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing? l7 [9 D' j7 B( J5 D
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, Y# G6 f3 h: t: E4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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, a( V* U% A$ J2 @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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