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The Sea
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$ J1 i3 D6 ^* e Q( F' mThe 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
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '5 Q5 w# `9 r& X9 `3 W, W8 i
The giant sea-dog moans, # s9 B+ G, S( a- n3 k9 n7 m3 k( `
Licking his greasy paws.
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7 f+ K' U* V# d' EAnd when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, ) Y+ S% E" \% O. B
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, * f9 @" i' X$ E# i4 x$ [
And howls and hollos long and loud.: q0 p3 \) H. P; Z0 G6 `( v' q; B
7 r2 M" G+ S$ Y; S/ o( J4 @6 K* ~# [But on quiet days in May or June, 9 q0 D- A4 E9 n. {
When even the grasses on the dune# A- F9 {* ]# r
Play no more their reedy tune, * `, }* }7 V+ H- e
With his head between his paws0 s. w- H$ x* h. P/ A d! o$ ^
He lies on the sandy shores,
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0 |2 h( O k5 X6 O) d& _1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?7 e1 D) x4 e9 `" v. j* Y* `7 s% y
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& h9 T! p( E5 v% }; A; J4 I. t8 L/ e3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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9 N m i' Z Z0 a4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?# A7 H! C$ g! V5 _0 Z! d* S/ e6 i4 _
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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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