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The Sea
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3 r' C3 ?( { H3 rThe sea is a hungry dog, % i4 W) {* R" M3 y4 E* r
Giant and grey.# P1 z! A4 d7 E
He rolls on the beach all day.% e% H3 D: M6 I2 n9 U
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
$ F6 Y& C- Y2 tHour upon hour he gnaws
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& ^0 D$ G5 i2 ~) M( @The giant sea-dog moans, 0 ]" r& p8 R5 U& e' J) s
Licking his greasy paws.
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# v/ x* [' P! X- ?+ LAnd when the night wind roars/ b6 M2 {9 e. x3 _# P
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
- V W: O! e y8 y6 }- j( V( q) FHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
# }, C6 w/ V, [. F3 V2 [- aShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, : l! o7 v `' F; ]8 l
And howls and hollos long and loud.0 j* ?1 `/ C8 R. p- @7 p6 x
. h2 p0 C& F, CBut on quiet days in May or June, ! K# b* A5 d6 W7 R% `0 }! ^
When even the grasses on the dune
8 D. Q% }. m& R" IPlay no more their reedy tune, ) x+ a: r( q; X/ ?6 ]
With his head between his paws
, s5 r1 W+ w0 oHe lies on the sandy shores,
3 V) Y8 v2 }7 Z/ \So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores. [% `# I3 H$ k' E
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?/ w/ Y) B2 g. e; p
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing? C$ R8 M5 e4 r, z+ k4 Y
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?1 z" L! f# s6 d, `$ s! X
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' a7 @/ H. Y* ~( i4."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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