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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, 4 H1 M1 U4 A" H2 |8 o1 l5 c4 f: p$ @+ g
Giant and grey.
& O7 h# E( C$ K( u/ b7 B. G9 Y5 hHe rolls on the beach all day.# G' c6 L/ p2 |, g3 p. k" \. c8 v
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws, x! k. P$ T G4 [7 P% [* r
Hour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '# b! g+ Y3 K5 m3 U" h6 ]! e
The giant sea-dog moans,
7 G' t4 }) \1 V6 v: {' vLicking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars5 w. ^5 T- A3 P. S( z" M' @
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
& b% O. K& x, M7 h8 i& c' _4 mHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
$ E7 U) m. m$ { dShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, . q5 R9 Y" K0 k/ F0 d0 F' [* f
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June,
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Play no more their reedy tune,
* @3 c; ^+ [ U( Z3 `3 H7 BWith his head between his paws
& f/ a6 _2 r7 o6 s7 j+ ]He lies on the sandy shores, ! L- W2 t, k0 a1 s1 Y
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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; K. f5 {1 U1 C6 V1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?% n' j# z& a' u( @1 J+ }
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2."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?" t2 W. Q, r0 h3 ] P9 k
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% }1 J! C/ e; o3 u# F5 A4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?1 }8 e+ N! @1 j; w& I; x
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9 B0 y% F6 p. Z$ w2 D: b5.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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