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The Sea
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- ?8 Z3 u# q, d1 [' C; X+ ZThe sea is a hungry dog,
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( V' c9 D* t' ~3 p0 m1 u2 S9 ]He rolls on the beach all day.' W5 b4 c/ p1 c5 ?: s; u" ~; u
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
3 w( f2 @% N6 W/ E- a! T$ M5 HHour upon hour he gnaws
* ~3 a' I8 w9 ]3 B! S2 EThe rumbling, tumbling stones, 3 n- q8 V" ^/ _% N9 W K9 D
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
' ^& ^" x& a2 Z" |3 cThe giant sea-dog moans,
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! Z4 r( h9 V0 }And when the night wind roars
5 b1 u. B% K- rAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, ' Z% V) P/ n) V# C; q8 T) G/ ~
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
( S0 L* F- B0 I4 F% TShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 2 r1 Y( p& [7 F- E' w# T. M
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June, * c% l+ C0 L( _' |* j: F
When even the grasses on the dune8 u9 k4 l) T. h7 Q; Z
Play no more their reedy tune,
8 u+ y: A3 n2 iWith his head between his paws
$ U& T2 H) L1 nHe lies on the sandy shores, 6 \* X/ S& f$ V) C" {; I' n# W. e ]
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.) d7 U' x- u1 b- I! C# ~ X! s/ H
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7 ~, p2 b! C( ^4 p( g. h" Q& o1.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?
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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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5 r4 d7 V3 K+ p2 s& W4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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2 I( l* P* x6 C# E# [# D0 n. P, w5.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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