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The sea is a hungry dog, , e1 s: ~ Y% a4 S# _
Giant and grey.
" K+ U1 _# \$ r* m; @2 a2 f! wHe rolls on the beach all day.
7 q1 W+ b$ ^' b) zWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws6 \) s$ n$ ^3 U
Hour upon hour he gnaws4 l6 e6 [, N" g7 R Q
The rumbling, tumbling stones, k1 B6 r7 }' ]# u C+ ?
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
0 e: Y# p0 E+ J' Z& xThe giant sea-dog moans,
( S1 [+ f) k L( _; Z0 dLicking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars$ z* X, l+ h s. {/ q! c2 ]
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
8 x0 E. E) G) F- i- F7 PHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 4 s; c( z8 z( x, F; s1 S$ o/ B
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
" z! a0 X, m, g4 CAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June,
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9 H1 _, |- O3 r n; c1 {: P" SPlay no more their reedy tune, 4 s7 C" Q$ M) ?- j; h
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He lies on the sandy shores, 9 Z ~4 J- {: b: x" N% P
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.6 Q& P/ R2 p' z* w' _
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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0 b" }: o* O+ Z: s3 p7 X2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?+ Y) i& h- H2 T+ S* ?0 b
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3."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?; [# E2 ]( Z$ S0 l$ V
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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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