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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog,
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He rolls on the beach all day.% H: `1 b7 D0 Z7 F m( ]2 v
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
1 g6 z7 I. s7 K" F+ r6 e% A7 XHour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
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Licking his greasy paws. O, i/ k! b- e' [
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And when the night wind roars
7 N7 n* i8 [3 M5 {. J- DAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, # s0 c* i1 ]! o2 u8 R
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
! J6 L7 _1 W7 E9 S3 P& f1 jShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
5 n& [3 X0 w6 D% YAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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/ d3 r; ~/ {/ K9 ?: s5 v# vBut on quiet days in May or June,
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Play no more their reedy tune,
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He lies on the sandy shores,
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- m; \5 T& D( h. z5 l1.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?3 M, u3 W! L2 f- l( Z" V: O8 {: A6 T
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& b% ?( U* M7 t9 S# U3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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1 c# n4 }8 t4 A+ ?4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?# P$ D5 c$ a1 [/ u2 x* c5 U
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J4 J$ h h) Z# W$ }6 I5.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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