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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog,
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He rolls on the beach all day.
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Hour upon hour he gnaws
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9 K9 P& G3 w/ ]+ F' I: s7 _2 rAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '( P; j: h7 O- |( e/ i" F) Q
The giant sea-dog moans,
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6 R8 ^: E: n$ }: V9 WAnd when the night wind roars; E$ V; k7 q3 M2 Y; [
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
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Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
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But on quiet days in May or June,
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Play no more their reedy tune,
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He lies on the sandy shores,
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1 [9 n$ Z! |8 `0 V# ^4 v1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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& ?+ m! y+ k; l' n; f* ]/ U2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?; Y+ q w7 x, \- I% S! _
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4 O0 X. f1 W, h3 k% c3."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?! \8 F' Q9 w+ }$ g/ v u
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+ a9 O S2 X! c8 P. b5.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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