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The Sea
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" K( Q7 F+ U/ d4 v7 W, h" K7 W, KThe sea is a hungry dog,
8 O* d1 {3 O5 [$ y7 O: t. j! hGiant and grey.+ ^8 W% @7 V6 g: q
He rolls on the beach all day.) v7 U7 P( o) S% |1 B$ k
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
2 U" u5 i: `. u _" U0 j+ AHour upon hour he gnaws
3 M; i# P/ |6 N2 a! qThe rumbling, tumbling stones,
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4 c) e. i3 t) ^7 pThe giant sea-dog moans, + d0 ~0 c) P& ^( ~; L
Licking his greasy paws.$ E U. V8 I' @0 ~' v" l* T
; q/ K6 v; |* _And when the night wind roars4 h; I8 H) Y* t4 _
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, / C( D% L Z. r4 p: X6 n
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
3 x' c8 ]; y( a/ D, ]Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, " i) D# z9 I& P
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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But 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, 0 a1 @% X6 b. t% x
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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% }- `" l. b8 b1 e* f- u6 ]1.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?2 m/ F& F/ ^! U: _
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8 d# J; L. h8 Y4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?7 G0 c/ S V9 {4 D" A
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6 v* U& W' h5 [0 ?- v5.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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