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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, * o3 O9 P+ @2 F
Giant and grey.
. E9 D7 c( Q4 T2 P4 y7 PHe rolls on the beach all day.
7 ^( C. N0 [; y9 oWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws3 [& @" F" }$ {! h: r5 u+ G
Hour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '2 o3 ]0 }6 N: @3 H6 I2 `
The giant sea-dog moans, 6 d y6 Y* g& R1 Q3 g8 S
Licking his greasy paws.3 Z4 }( q8 U4 a- Z7 y( a! t9 o$ h
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And when the night wind roars
# u( [! z5 u0 A7 y: R5 T3 FAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
: W, t7 g5 O3 @4 |He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 5 j4 c1 f% X' L8 l, V
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
3 V- r8 i* ~% \9 g2 @And howls and hollos long and loud.
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0 G+ s9 y$ L/ ]9 w6 zBut on quiet days in May or June,
% @: b- I7 q6 M9 @$ [+ Q8 \When even the grasses on the dune
! J1 k! `' `+ X- ZPlay no more their reedy tune,
0 A! v% }, H; o) K. {With his head between his paws, ^4 d& z2 h3 C
He lies on the sandy shores,
" j U c7 t- }- Q: FSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.+ P7 l4 K+ W! y# ^7 c
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: n" U- s; l/ m% C7 C3 y/ w1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?) g$ ?5 [& N7 W' \
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?3 Y" E6 ]) J. f3 `% t
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' s- G5 g" u5 |2 m _3."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?& U: T0 o1 c# p) O
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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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