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The Sea
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! N2 }9 I3 m' ~, }/ _The sea is a hungry dog, 4 D( ]) v" M. \9 Y9 u- Y
Giant and grey.6 `) v1 V, Y U, {4 A
He rolls on the beach all day.# a3 J$ c& X8 W$ J
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
3 M4 t2 V; d$ S: A! D% b9 GHour upon hour he gnaws
: e. A3 D0 F* w; ZThe rumbling, tumbling stones,
1 d& F$ `* ]; P- j2 v9 y5 PAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
! q. r. ?9 L/ rThe giant sea-dog moans, - `& f% w% d2 y) O/ C# |, \. P
Licking his greasy paws.( T3 ^6 t4 n! Y% ~, m* l
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And when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, : K1 y$ }8 j: c- K/ b
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
9 ^: z: g6 E6 nAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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, E6 ~3 D* \: RBut on quiet days in May or June,
' u3 ]4 ~" U9 `When even the grasses on the dune" \! Z" V p4 b$ N) o
Play no more their reedy tune, 7 T! Q- ?# N! O4 J' ^) {$ F0 U/ K
With his head between his paws
8 z$ k. W, K/ w& H) B/ U* ?He lies on the sandy shores,
. W$ \8 w& Q8 {5 C7 gSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.* `- t1 \8 x# D" z
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5 ]& M( a# S# c) q' j @1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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& I+ @1 ?4 |' W4 _6 r6 \, ]2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?8 [, p; P' w) ^) w. I8 Z, X
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?$ f. y* n" [5 p0 U# ~+ O
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) {- B, r, V c: g4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?: w; c+ @* {# X$ Y1 J
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6 I& r4 \! l3 T* @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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