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The Sea
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4 {; {8 ^! D. Y+ E! \3 s. kThe sea is a hungry dog, # L' P, L* d5 H4 o5 [) W; I) E
Giant and grey.
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1 P* E# Q. S6 P( ^8 d) {With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
0 l6 O: J1 \: M4 S: D1 oHour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '8 G! Q+ N. @: I& L
The giant sea-dog moans,
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And when the night wind roars4 m4 x, s _2 L* z2 R$ @
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
* i8 C' p1 v7 L- M% N0 GHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 1 o0 y u P2 t9 Z% O
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
( P/ O9 w, v* u1 b5 [* P$ xAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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. m; X& }* m+ M) V4 ?1 W2 ^But on quiet days in May or June, ' | [2 J. g0 a+ v' M! Y2 K" W
When even the grasses on the dune0 k4 Y# {# Y2 p p
Play no more their reedy tune, - T. F2 J. B* u1 l6 K, P* p
With his head between his paws' s/ _2 d: v' i% l
He lies on the sandy shores, 0 P: c/ @5 n9 w) d( U& e
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?7 W8 c4 e- a# O. F; ]2 f, w( t
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, R/ j5 r3 b( M+ A1 I/ e9 ^* d2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?5 o- b4 \% t9 y& \7 E* Y
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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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: b! {6 z5 Q3 q+ W4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?" A% r6 q8 z1 @. ]! v
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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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