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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, 7 @2 T2 |7 H: _: y; O2 ~
Giant and grey.; S) h4 {) Z. H) O2 W% ~
He rolls on the beach all day.9 A. L- O; s/ H8 S2 u( n4 ]
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws7 y0 Q3 t2 C9 W1 p
Hour upon hour he gnaws t4 d5 @" S# ]8 F. w2 f' `
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
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The giant sea-dog moans, 1 E/ w! u# z( g
Licking his greasy paws.
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7 |, {5 `! f0 c f$ rAnd when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, ' H) r5 u* n/ Z* D
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 7 h( T5 i4 ~- J# D( U' B
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June, ! g$ ^1 z* X. v. E3 \+ i
When even the grasses on the dune! C r5 x6 T7 f& O! v$ x6 d
Play no more their reedy tune,
4 r1 R: R. X L; oWith his head between his paws
V: G/ {: b9 U1 w* q+ ^( e7 yHe lies on the sandy shores,
- d2 W: e8 H+ C. l# \8 K0 L! R/ kSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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9 _- R) K ~& `6 s: f: c9 ^1 i1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?7 G) I/ V- w1 p
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& a; k+ O- a$ q( O2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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4 n) l6 ? V2 a3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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" J# L1 R5 K, M8 U/ Y% T5.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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