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The Sea
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/ g2 B& q/ m5 r& X9 FThe sea is a hungry dog,
# M* L2 G, W8 q4 N- k( X7 JGiant and grey.) ] I* h' o$ C. Z, B
He rolls on the beach all day.9 l9 S8 P5 K4 P
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
: s, ]1 S" z/ z3 f4 aHour upon hour he gnaws* {" F& T$ i/ \2 q
The rumbling, tumbling stones, 3 t' F+ T$ E1 m" X
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '9 P+ Y3 _$ @7 _
The giant sea-dog moans,
( Q* \6 l: r$ w' j0 n( x& sLicking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars# V) g# M7 u6 Q$ M0 K
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
+ L& O# I! x8 h. w3 IHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, % @8 b5 Y9 a( e' {1 }
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
, K0 T8 P+ m% U9 ^7 H6 N' tAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June,
5 V; |2 S& a h+ i/ H2 {When even the grasses on the dune
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c! v* F& w5 ~4 r" q& C# LWith his head between his paws
$ ?, y& p. ^6 D- ?. [. G4 J; |He lies on the sandy shores,
% t3 t8 L( j1 R# rSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?0 d8 J _' @! L3 Y& Q
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! R: O1 p( ]. B. v2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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+ \7 t- j* b ]0 B# E- K3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?# ~9 X, [% k& e
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4 T0 J) y% x3 a% j9 g7 a) L8 |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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