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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, & Y# N% P6 | N; q7 b
Giant and grey., f5 I% f- \) O. M4 R6 h
He rolls on the beach all day.
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Hour upon hour he gnaws( Z: M0 H: i1 H9 Z- H W! Z( ~
The rumbling, tumbling stones, / b: \; d5 X8 e
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
4 ^6 c2 V; X5 H/ V( FThe giant sea-dog moans, n" f7 K3 L3 w# C
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
! G0 T( i2 S- W! m# m' pShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
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( P8 v; `4 V" T6 Y. i0 m( ~But on quiet days in May or June,
; U0 g# ]0 Q' IWhen even the grasses on the dune
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& c4 E% @5 | x& s, b) |- R! d$ xWith his head between his paws! Z1 a/ Z: Y' y+ D
He lies on the sandy shores, & }; l' }! ?8 _ C: v# {
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?" c$ G# L7 t; _
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7 l; t, u3 {' \- h9 l2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?: j4 p8 Y# E8 C
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?( V/ b; |: S6 R: e/ j; Q$ w/ U
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( u v0 z v& b" y4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?2 g; o ], Y) h7 l* j! s! D% C. U
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p! m/ C! z( ]: M- P8 N, A: A3 J8 W5.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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