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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, $ v3 d: ?+ U6 v: Y% G6 c9 S
Giant and grey.
- n, [0 c/ c* d+ nHe rolls on the beach all day.' N$ ?) B: E5 c, h& V& n
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
7 \# z) h7 F' mHour upon hour he gnaws% X. g8 o" \+ P9 f! X
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
! X: ]$ \ i1 Y. C5 xAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
( I) W; s& b1 u( D7 d7 DThe giant sea-dog moans, 1 F+ m$ P! k9 T' E/ |( P6 z
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars
& A! o3 G8 T+ v* E9 d$ o& zAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
$ y, m: T- ~. A( I2 {He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
" Q6 W: ?" W5 DShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, * W/ O+ ]6 j8 Q5 h+ L2 {' _; }
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June, 6 p* @: b# C7 ^3 V" b: w% V& K
When even the grasses on the dune% G* U' X; g u& O
Play no more their reedy tune,
, a( |2 b9 |( R1 d E8 BWith his head between his paws
1 z' i: e+ K( m$ e8 x% H# oHe lies on the sandy shores, 3 v4 {7 D. m* W2 s
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.3 \; c" b- z# P# ]# e
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' W8 T: s1 S1 k/ Q, r4 {( l1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?% W4 K/ z+ W7 y& s; q4 i+ L
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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! ?9 c3 ], Y: x1 ~' x+ T3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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j$ S) N4 _7 ^* e4."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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