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The Sea9 W, d; q+ ^2 F
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The sea is a hungry dog,
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! S ~! _( h: I+ G2 l) {He rolls on the beach all day.
2 J! g7 G% D5 \# O3 M) w* f. K* @With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws2 N; e/ P6 |: Q9 _
Hour upon hour he gnaws$ `7 g3 R8 X2 O) H# V+ P8 f0 O7 L
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
3 y" ~2 Y) V! l! @; P* o2 F0 W9 u7 gAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
9 a# k1 i* Q* D+ ^- w' W' zThe giant sea-dog moans,
( }$ r! b; [4 JLicking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars- d' s' H% O4 r+ K& ~+ f+ s$ z% ]
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
$ D( R6 r/ G* v! D: }: D7 B. V. dHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, ! f) \1 n: o& ?$ h, x9 W
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
3 W3 ?; e: h' F) R( J; AAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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When even the grasses on the dune, p/ n9 o6 D. ]( n6 N0 w8 G8 M
Play no more their reedy tune, 6 c, |6 O6 L3 S/ l: H$ N
With his head between his paws: C, r! w+ E9 ?" p- ^
He lies on the sandy shores,
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R; [# _3 ~0 Y; r ]! p1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?7 I9 n( f) o+ n+ j9 Y c5 Y5 `
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?& p$ V( O' L, d$ }9 g0 O
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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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/ G6 a9 U" ^" d4 h; u+ p# f" D+ N4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?# G" `1 h( \) A7 @1 n8 }2 E1 @
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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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