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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog,
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He rolls on the beach all day.
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Hour upon hour he gnaws O, r, P6 {9 l5 M( X
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
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And when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, . t! y. ~6 d3 R( ?7 i& W3 n( S) ?
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
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When even the grasses on the dune$ b0 z0 ?8 d5 R7 d# \
Play no more their reedy tune,
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He lies on the sandy shores,
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, s1 k9 V- X7 a- W$ V8 @6 u4 j1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?3 F1 ~1 b4 U* b7 w, X# J: p6 v) `
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?/ \/ \8 A0 ~* G
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- G5 E5 W* D' j3."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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