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The Sea
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0 c% B3 u; h+ N" U% }8 I: yThe sea is a hungry dog,
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! N6 J% f; k" W0 c+ ?4 QHe rolls on the beach all day.# W* v8 V+ t" y& z0 U% b/ e$ g
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws6 J$ r* X4 j0 J9 k2 o
Hour upon hour he gnaws
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% s' }: D/ s8 P5 \# zAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '" [) }4 g4 C. T: m1 Z) X. |5 V. _
The giant sea-dog moans, # k- Z( V. X# b( }) z' D! ~
Licking his greasy paws.9 `% a8 B8 {4 e! d/ e
3 g% e3 j' @: s, dAnd when the night wind roars
( s( h: X# n3 HAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
! [% v8 d9 d! U. F/ K. v" HHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
2 m5 X! z- i' Z+ g. p8 H2 i7 y- C+ b! FShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, # T; g! v2 S' S3 }/ O. b, S" M _
And howls and hollos long and loud. V: {9 S9 P4 H2 _/ d" c# V
# E" B- T) ?7 f, d. o9 EBut on quiet days in May or June,
8 i3 c. X% t( R* g) i4 v) W, IWhen even the grasses on the dune; U7 r% G M2 k2 W1 I3 K! |
Play no more their reedy tune,
2 j% U/ A# B# _6 `1 K$ V7 g7 vWith his head between his paws2 o: ] G# z9 }! B& ~
He lies on the sandy shores,
+ t0 E" U# a. B* W KSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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( ~2 r7 T) J' I+ ]8 _7 T1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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1 n) d1 a! }& p2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?$ R. U0 c& t" D- z
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4 J9 S, l2 P U5 m% ^" j) \/ z3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing? F$ u5 R, k; w
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+ I* {$ x. G; _9 I, U! z- j4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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% i2 P9 S7 Q) Q5.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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