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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, . j$ D( ^4 z) R# S
Giant and grey./ p0 D9 y8 c% P8 l* k: @
He rolls on the beach all day./ v/ m& o) J p0 l
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
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The rumbling, tumbling stones, + V7 F+ k' w1 I2 I: u
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
+ d% ^/ {0 T. _ a i5 JThe giant sea-dog moans,
9 d8 Y4 i& a3 \' W* O+ yLicking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars
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4 P+ c/ p2 {! q; hHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, " j; u* ^7 ^" @: i7 j' o. J
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
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When even the grasses on the dune
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, o8 @" D" {4 ]! TWith his head between his paws s. f; e; ]/ H2 E
He lies on the sandy shores, 6 v$ N& j! [0 G# {0 N: U) Q# i
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.9 ?( h7 O3 @/ D9 u3 A
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: x a* p, G+ r5 w# G1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?& Q. ]4 W! s% ^5 ^
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?- D- {: O1 @; T# Z
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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?
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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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