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The Sea
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4 A7 n1 T6 A8 }' ~The sea is a hungry dog,
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6 d6 ]% U8 q4 n8 P; ]He rolls on the beach all day.
_* m2 D d. e/ P4 ?; Q$ R' V" g$ {With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
2 v. ~1 J+ @) w1 S" L. fHour upon hour he gnaws7 h0 ~* w5 o& |2 a* T6 V. a
The rumbling, tumbling stones, # {3 Z; G9 k/ x, A/ K
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '* E/ f: A) Y/ E( m. u# M
The giant sea-dog moans, 0 M: q5 V* w6 F8 \0 e9 O( a
Licking his greasy paws.. B" K( t7 S& n; |# y$ q; Y! q
& y9 w. ~* o% c5 w5 `And when the night wind roars7 q) q6 F( c3 [. h# n
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
$ n! K% c6 r! J& }; W* bHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
2 i2 G% N& Y/ Q3 S# S* Q' f: dShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
3 W1 `+ x4 v, z8 f* _And howls and hollos long and loud.- I- L! x' |# b+ n7 e7 r
5 j4 q9 T6 B0 q9 Q# E5 Z9 }* DBut on quiet days in May or June, : r6 n6 R# z {
When even the grasses on the dune
, ^9 ]; P1 s4 h0 e4 `Play no more their reedy tune,
* w$ ^' j0 @& `With his head between his paws
* \) \" P# b$ T; i9 @0 R* D( i7 @: K) DHe lies on the sandy shores,
9 I0 o) ~0 {% _1 ~: c/ o0 e9 ZSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores. i" M7 m4 ]; q( G" u2 e8 G
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5 X" ~1 u6 a& c1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?& F; j& {/ x* w
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?2 [5 W% F6 Q" ?2 H- B0 U
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?9 o: H: c1 M/ F7 ^7 P
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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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