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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, 2 a7 F c8 R: Z6 c; z9 r% B, k
Giant and grey.3 L3 A1 h8 I; I
He rolls on the beach all day.
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Hour upon hour he gnaws3 O# ^% b! Q N
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
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1 T5 m Z" M# H/ H/ [# KThe giant sea-dog moans, ; i6 g- r% w I# V- R) ^( _& D
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
6 {' c; F* p, C; Z/ TShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
9 `& N2 @) |* m7 L1 W; [And howls and hollos long and loud.; h5 h: `- `& t. c
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But on quiet days in May or June,
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Play no more their reedy tune, $ U0 \2 q6 U7 ] K. P }- \
With his head between his paws8 w5 k0 s. g6 b
He lies on the sandy shores,
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9 M/ L9 S( p5 a( @( E! m. e% e1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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9 c/ O2 H6 V4 K1 w/ O w2."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?
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# A) ^2 h( [8 s) C. S* C, a# _- U4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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J0 p! W8 S! H5.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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