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The Sea
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9 c# N0 t, O& m I8 F% O9 PThe sea is a hungry dog,
5 X) e" b0 G4 [3 |: S. dGiant and grey.
! r7 @$ K8 F3 s/ Q0 N7 C/ f+ e& b- XHe rolls on the beach all day.3 E: j) c% O8 z5 D4 D& E
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws. o/ [4 ?, u) g/ [2 P( u4 `# E3 Z8 w& v
Hour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
: n9 R; s0 l! F+ {3 r) k# m, JThe giant sea-dog moans, / Q1 m4 W6 B, ^- @2 R
Licking his greasy paws.
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# r4 {. r3 Z2 f/ S# h. w6 a8 W( hAnd when the night wind roars
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- P+ P6 H/ G# k3 Y1 e0 K( E' JHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, / n; e5 G/ o; |( S* N+ j
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 9 L; d0 b; h3 U
And howls and hollos long and loud., I& e0 W4 o* t6 [( ^
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When even the grasses on the dune% V' E5 O( m# t( u, ^6 d" s
Play no more their reedy tune,
( B z0 {/ L- R1 a4 h& y! @; z6 WWith his head between his paws
: t Z/ v2 K# q, rHe lies on the sandy shores,
3 O# W/ Z! h* w" q! JSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.4 n& \. h8 ~% f; {' {
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?# d+ m! v. C, c3 [7 }$ e$ k" \( {
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?+ M. _' q7 P3 g. y. \3 J" f
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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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