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The Sea
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+ }( p$ ~" f& |2 E) KThe sea is a hungry dog, - U" ?" a+ E) d5 X& F# Q
Giant and grey.
2 D0 A* n/ Z1 r% O1 GHe rolls on the beach all day.
4 V- v- d5 y" iWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
. c% B. _& j* i4 AHour upon hour he gnaws7 e7 S$ f$ u1 t$ }6 L
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
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' J) q! A- O7 u6 Q8 yThe giant sea-dog moans, 1 X- I; j4 A/ K+ o; m
Licking his greasy paws.+ M. T. @# e8 s" T6 @, Y
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And when the night wind roars: f9 g& y/ R+ I9 R2 T7 v
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
! h9 r! o- \* t% R7 cHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 8 m3 f% ~; K4 C& {
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
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But on quiet days in May or June, ! v/ t1 @# J% `- d+ j8 d# N2 v
When even the grasses on the dune
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" e; {. M+ L Q) @: M3 VWith his head between his paws1 w5 A, Y9 ?5 ]. P7 u
He lies on the sandy shores,
1 m9 W5 e$ P7 L% I6 o/ SSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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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?8 T6 ~9 R- f0 y9 o/ J+ |* n
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! t+ g' N: q9 O" ~3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing? X- X+ g) ?1 H+ O& i! W) z F
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?6 S, {6 D# N N& g( I9 g
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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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