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The Sea
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+ v( W8 g7 N$ R! W2 D3 uThe sea is a hungry dog,
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- c/ v' W1 s* CHe rolls on the beach all day.: j+ k% i! m6 V+ K- G
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws' _6 [! v; w# U% ?( c' G
Hour upon hour he gnaws
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1 J( m5 o$ O/ MThe giant sea-dog moans, * R. D4 V8 E- w( g3 s0 E
Licking his greasy paws.- z$ _- O4 S6 ]5 l& W
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And when the night wind roars
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8 v7 q+ j6 v2 U( q1 v$ zHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
6 ]0 o* a v# \6 B' lShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
* ~. O( ^( R4 q2 HAnd howls and hollos long and loud.# K$ j8 P9 V( K! W" P/ E0 k" L
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But on quiet days in May or June, ' }! B: g- N' a$ U/ \+ C
When even the grasses on the dune
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6 ]7 U2 J! y: `/ U9 OWith his head between his paws, M8 d' }6 Q: \2 G
He lies on the sandy shores, ' V) N K0 q; p+ ~2 ` o
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.7 q( M8 C! y* A( u# v8 N
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% Y% T4 f8 ?0 i- _- k- \1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?5 ?$ M& s$ F4 [8 x3 H
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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* m3 _3 n" _" @' J, z* t3."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* D7 }8 H( ~0 }9 u5.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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