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The Sea( P8 | P7 T' v$ M, Q) a; y2 R/ M7 p9 d
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The sea is a hungry dog,
/ J8 Q% g8 R8 M5 j4 eGiant and grey.
5 m7 n: J! W& A, a7 N& AHe rolls on the beach all day.# E7 f( M p7 E. N: |, ~7 h* _8 M' z
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws4 n- P4 B/ `; u% i0 k- {
Hour upon hour he gnaws" z" a. s* q! \0 {
The rumbling, tumbling stones, ! [0 k" p4 c# D( q
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
3 @: Z. Q+ L, ]1 J* }$ j# Q; FThe giant sea-dog moans,
+ U7 d+ g f' ^$ `" g- k7 V# pLicking his greasy paws.' X G6 ]; d% [4 t
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And when the night wind roars$ L! ^# I$ H; f2 G# V4 e' x
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, , p6 n, T) Q2 g$ p: M: t
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
% Q2 S8 d/ w3 x9 mShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, , C& F" e+ O8 U0 H
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June, / h. X5 b3 P2 p* F/ Z; ]5 w0 _! [
When even the grasses on the dune8 ^8 z" X8 Z% Y, T
Play no more their reedy tune, * J: S; C& q6 F! N+ A
With his head between his paws, Z( ?5 V1 j7 I9 ^& Y
He lies on the sandy shores, 3 b! p6 z! \1 Z2 H, H
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.0 g6 F4 P5 O; i/ K+ b& _
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3 ?& q3 ]' d) ?1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?' w8 x. l; ^. y5 `5 h3 i( W
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing? W9 D! F, w& B; b5 T
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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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