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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, 8 ^& t; L$ G4 d7 H8 V% ?
Giant and grey./ c) v( b/ y+ Z5 y
He rolls on the beach all day.
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* c4 ^" u1 i# c; T( A( XHour upon hour he gnaws
7 p' L# N+ I0 b( ?, sThe rumbling, tumbling stones,
5 P1 G0 X& e. b) m8 d6 U4 r( i$ pAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '8 b8 d. i; ^, s( z1 l) v
The giant sea-dog moans,
* ]8 o6 C1 @$ F2 ALicking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars
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) ]3 u+ t5 k. j I m: j1 U2 kHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
" P! B R6 K ]% b& b. G) o8 ~Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
5 k9 k$ |" f. f9 LAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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When even the grasses on the dune, M+ K% r& r4 L+ f9 l( \
Play no more their reedy tune, 0 D! j" f0 N m6 {& `8 [- o* L
With his head between his paws; N/ W0 f8 t3 d( r3 i5 a
He lies on the sandy shores,
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! o: r9 g1 t) A+ @1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?1 C6 u( I- @; S
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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7 q2 C) v) K; V2 g6 w) s- q+ b3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?0 }0 S( N5 k+ U8 h, B8 Y
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?% g( e1 a8 |3 \/ d9 {2 G- W6 n4 }
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& v/ q7 w5 j/ ?# T/ u9 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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