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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.
8 L" Y L5 |! w' kWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
, d+ F9 J5 P' v2 k' g, y5 ^Hour upon hour he gnaws7 t% E% [' G, U, G
The rumbling, tumbling stones, # F2 Q7 c8 Y; O ?, {6 G
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '6 H0 S h& }. g7 V2 X
The giant sea-dog moans, ' Y( t; M- w; s8 ^* v" C3 u
Licking his greasy paws.0 s8 C. s$ \% D2 `+ I
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And when the night wind roars
; o1 S- F0 r1 F, dAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
1 N' u1 P, w0 j4 j: i# X& o7 I* _He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
1 m8 X4 C7 u# W! [) SShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 2 {" q, U! i* \
And howls and hollos long and loud.9 p% l% x' {2 n! g; U" P
: j; U! Z$ A4 G9 @ w+ F' gBut on quiet days in May or June, " [# G5 L- d5 m2 I: J" a
When even the grasses on the dune& q7 G) F$ R; ^3 o) A' t: F1 v' I
Play no more their reedy tune,
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He lies on the sandy shores, ; X2 A6 e0 g! D
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.# r: `' M7 ` I8 v
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2 X; X; M2 A1 [) f1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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+ w$ d) C7 N9 ]" z5 `2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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$ l- x! x" Z: y. t# s) P. T2 A3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?3 b! E8 Y4 C; A0 ~4 J
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. f" B8 f5 Z* w' f4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?* Q4 ~% M& Q8 n, _# N
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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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