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The Sea
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0 a9 r& e' W6 BThe sea is a hungry dog, 4 Q3 R# ^4 X5 q9 z
Giant and grey.
8 k: n% F8 `) {' m( c. d: B+ B6 w/ k9 `8 GHe rolls on the beach all day.
0 y2 N; a; d( SWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
^/ S# W: k8 S8 ?Hour upon hour he gnaws4 z/ g2 I$ V5 y, M
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
) v5 I/ }! c0 q8 K$ g) }And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '( X; n2 P- p7 C* t% Q
The giant sea-dog moans, - d3 P( b0 k0 u6 d# b
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars5 u& T% ?, z$ \. q
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
% @1 x' B! i. A% [9 HHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
, A4 l3 |5 v, y6 C% H2 fShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
( ]2 |. A# K, EAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June,
& s' Y* w' {' d* y% PWhen even the grasses on the dune
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With his head between his paws& Y% v0 t( X1 w+ y2 Z
He lies on the sandy shores, , o% r6 N$ _% r
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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2 n2 R5 m0 d# g2 `) c I1 N1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?) j4 N/ n# }5 D8 H }
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?+ U) A* }7 p+ h c& k8 a' O
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- N8 ]1 K8 f9 |8 g& J3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?5 E- M9 _9 n( v% c3 X$ B! a
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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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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