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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, 5 G: f$ F7 ?+ W# Z( h( Z
Giant and grey.7 W$ N" ^% Z. D6 A4 Q* ^
He rolls on the beach all day.
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Hour upon hour he gnaws
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The giant sea-dog moans, : D x6 Q- ]0 @$ w2 q
Licking his greasy paws.$ U5 I' O; U3 d( S
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, , f' \0 v( x1 J+ x% y- M. M2 ~
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 0 a' j4 ]2 t( d) X% @( _
And howls and hollos long and loud.: y# o* y+ q$ w$ g4 o2 I+ O) A
3 ^0 K" S" V1 k' YBut on quiet days in May or June, 0 M2 A M) _( P5 [/ q% Q
When even the grasses on the dune; L7 U9 o! G( _# S. F
Play no more their reedy tune,
1 d2 u& F3 a7 x2 x4 nWith his head between his paws2 J: Y" ] j* `9 ?& D9 D# @( g+ Z
He lies on the sandy shores, 0 W. h5 c9 }2 F5 x$ W; y
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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3 k$ s8 Z& n3 h6 T1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?& [! ` j+ z& e4 |
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?/ U7 m5 M% G, B$ J; T4 Q
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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?
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. ]6 {- D2 M9 c1 [2 B7 M' m2 A0 [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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