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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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5 |: f5 F+ J1 Z6 hHour upon hour he gnaws9 I: p+ V7 P0 l
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
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Licking his greasy paws.
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And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
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Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, , V1 Y/ N, d' {% o( f6 Q f% Y
And howls and hollos long and loud.; g3 g- |" ?6 V z/ y. g
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With his head between his paws
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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?
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- P0 A- C" O+ E R# b' q0 Q2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?3 p$ t2 d7 S' P _$ Q' X. M
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1 I4 D7 P/ J8 h, ]3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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: d# f) i% z$ J. b( N4."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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