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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, ' o2 |$ G2 F# w: O& _6 u$ M) R
Giant and grey.
$ g6 B) e6 W! IHe rolls on the beach all day.
) b8 s' Q5 R" u6 lWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
- R* R D2 }( a7 `1 z3 lHour upon hour he gnaws
; {! k" i ~0 e* M% eThe rumbling, tumbling stones,
7 e$ V/ V) V9 d5 n3 r7 c. FAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '7 ]" ~$ G; W9 H. b
The giant sea-dog moans, 7 _0 L& P9 y9 N9 y+ m$ _
Licking his greasy paws.
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/ o# L( n( L4 T0 N' q, f& TAnd when the night wind roars$ \0 Z1 ^2 q, ] ?+ C v
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, : Z/ K& W* m) A) J* h
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
8 F% }5 C. ^& _5 iShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
9 J# b( z7 C0 QAnd howls and hollos long and loud.7 D) `2 c& v- Q+ s0 V
5 S/ \: b3 k1 P) d# NBut on quiet days in May or June,
/ Y) o" V1 y1 t+ E3 R$ }; gWhen even the grasses on the dune
. f: t, A- ^6 LPlay no more their reedy tune, 5 I6 C, z7 _1 l, X& e, G
With his head between his paws1 ?$ u" V4 ~5 r
He lies on the sandy shores,
0 x, N: Z* K& ?& M/ p" x WSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores./ A) q& _* A5 L; s' V
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- k" l# ~$ A, R$ e$ C/ Y) f) ?1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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3 j Y. F- \, O. U: ^2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?0 F# r! x% J; N; X
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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v0 Y) y$ ]# D4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?( L1 S* r! R i8 L, z( [& ~
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- k7 O( J* x7 k) P2 Z* q( f8 e5.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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