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The sea is a hungry dog,
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7 p& H4 X% r# B/ f6 T6 MHe rolls on the beach all day. x4 I3 F; H" k" U: ^
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
3 D: W) x* L* S# R; K5 Y, ~+ K2 T% THour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
1 j; q; U5 f) X0 C& Y4 n# B7 K0 C1 BThe giant sea-dog moans, ; b& Q" U' u/ R6 X% `5 q, k8 N) ~" C3 a
Licking his greasy paws.
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M% o6 r- M: S# S3 Z j, RAnd when the night wind roars
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5 j& @ }5 S" yHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
( {. m6 j4 f# ~; i/ OShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
' d* n# z4 X% H" yAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June,
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He lies on the sandy shores,
" \1 d V; f5 O& V" L6 C9 pSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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6 W6 b. I; V) d1 ]9 F1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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$ A0 t5 ]1 n0 j$ |, ~: E; R2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?# K0 N2 r6 T/ Y
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% R5 h T$ Z) U! S' X0 B/ I3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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" Q% a4 ~4 I& \/ B$ X5.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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