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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, . x# P- S [& C( u p
Giant and grey.& ~0 v5 u4 s7 p. x+ [& B
He rolls on the beach all day.
0 p% z4 Z# } b* q( tWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
1 Q7 [7 N* ]8 h# i6 XHour upon hour he gnaws' g" J6 K& t, W5 T
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
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The giant sea-dog moans, * J, f/ [' w K- w
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars9 p& A- F5 o, {$ `5 Y8 n
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
e6 [5 q+ R4 T/ n- UHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
0 X$ w( q+ Y' J/ OShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, ; ^" p- w% v( j- @7 U0 Y
And howls and hollos long and loud.. e. {6 Z/ k. K
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When even the grasses on the dune
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8 P5 K8 G+ u( j0 T1 ZWith his head between his paws* r0 l# C$ \! r; B3 A
He lies on the sandy shores,
* t9 a$ A' H" oSo 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?
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( y0 i( S+ Q& y7 I5 B; O- w2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?8 @5 O* ^- R$ k6 o7 F3 S
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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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2 N2 W" Q" G* B* y+ m9 a. ?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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