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The Sea
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, m' E) Q4 M' Z* J( _& RThe sea is a hungry dog, : J6 I( X6 O( K' h4 A; x) q
Giant and grey.
, \8 l$ }$ A; k% ?8 u' l6 G. y/ R6 rHe rolls on the beach all day.
+ r5 G5 h- P% y6 Y4 ]With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws' p( Y+ ]$ j5 z+ Q4 i
Hour upon hour he gnaws, A/ ?* Q- E4 p/ h9 ^2 ?
The rumbling, tumbling stones, . E1 l' z7 j/ A! Z: k
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '/ C+ W+ p) T- T+ U$ R' L5 F" d8 H
The giant sea-dog moans,
) t! s" w& T1 ]2 P; B- u0 xLicking his greasy paws.4 I+ \0 l+ j/ P A) n
) G" L' I! I! U0 N% dAnd when the night wind roars
& {4 G+ V: _- Z% O+ aAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
' ~) D/ |4 J4 j: Y" g P. Q5 bHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 8 s7 K7 f3 ^& F: j% u0 r- T
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, ) X! N: p4 v+ o
And howls and hollos long and loud.3 h2 L; i6 s$ i' U9 o
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But on quiet days in May or June, 8 V( L3 C$ C. x# {6 i
When even the grasses on the dune* W+ V8 |; k$ Y6 e
Play no more their reedy tune, ( r: \- T" d/ M
With his head between his paws
1 O) y" l1 N% S+ c4 AHe lies on the sandy shores,
) K5 ^4 h6 {, J3 FSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.5 R8 P9 |9 d1 l ~
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8 ?# J; [; z7 K' U1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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( `1 o; I) b) P( {2."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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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?* q" [! y$ \) [0 ?6 m% r
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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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