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The Sea
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& { v& I3 Z0 E6 e' C K- AThe sea is a hungry dog, 5 X: O9 u/ K" K& h
Giant and grey.
' x$ v/ F' {' m+ w5 c4 CHe rolls on the beach all day.
& B" ^& Y5 P# y7 O3 JWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws3 N2 \& o: m( F' `& q
Hour upon hour he gnaws, s/ ]' Q- X- H" C5 B
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
+ g7 |+ L+ F$ N1 V; E5 Q y4 hAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
. F* N4 h9 o- D1 WThe giant sea-dog moans, 5 V% h! S% L, W4 `8 W" I
Licking his greasy paws.
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2 a9 e& Z9 V: iAnd when the night wind roars
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2 L d. e: N% j* v& @0 q0 fHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
1 ?2 ]: W* n9 x9 a$ u0 f: t4 M- ?3 pShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
/ x$ {8 N9 q: x; I. rAnd howls and hollos long and loud.: s; @( h- e5 U7 e) J. }0 a" [
# r" N1 Z1 \& L; s3 f0 `. ABut on quiet days in May or June,
+ ~/ D, H! y9 nWhen even the grasses on the dune
% o% o# {( V7 sPlay no more their reedy tune, 9 d0 z6 i- ~3 N9 A
With his head between his paws5 a; d& E+ _8 `2 N, h& a6 {7 ?
He lies on the sandy shores, ' Q7 b5 [- t; R' ? U4 E; C( r1 s
So 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?$ a, G+ w7 t1 z& Y# N; [
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! y; q7 A8 | g. R! e2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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- H: b9 C e9 o: O8 o, n0 x+ [7 a3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?6 a- H6 Q g3 b% A9 V
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?! A0 z% s6 \+ y6 i! x
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, R" e( i2 Y* \; A6 T% X3 c$ q5.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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