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The Sea
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! S9 g" o8 I: k. N3 ]The sea is a hungry dog, 8 b5 C" j, Y( n% A
Giant and grey.( k3 v( a1 `7 K& Q8 x
He rolls on the beach all day.8 x4 K# e: ^, i! W
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
5 S8 {" S: z5 c- G! ^5 KHour upon hour he gnaws
7 R$ e1 _7 B0 _& P) Y+ QThe rumbling, tumbling stones, * n) A# U- G: F+ f. C
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
6 \7 u, r: G0 K1 E$ u) f( ^ WThe giant sea-dog moans, & F |: P5 p B/ \6 q
Licking his greasy paws." j6 Q' S# \9 u+ L+ c c) E
0 v3 L, c+ u% i) z! a$ l5 YAnd when the night wind roars
9 V7 g' d1 o8 W* CAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, ; U& Q& _/ [6 H6 @* i t' B
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
8 A9 P) W! e1 \. O+ E7 zShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, # s: N7 l" L- L! `8 C: a
And howls and hollos long and loud.+ l9 K5 ]4 z5 s
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But on quiet days in May or June,
1 G' M4 s3 A% d) O3 uWhen even the grasses on the dune
3 p B* [0 K- s, K' i, cPlay no more their reedy tune,
' p5 t9 r! Z+ d4 G/ q$ F6 mWith his head between his paws
" t* f) z, i5 P; N5 c/ PHe lies on the sandy shores, $ {! I8 e( S* {5 B! Y2 \1 Q
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.% k+ E- {) G' U2 U4 U8 n4 e
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?5 q, P% o8 Q, Y
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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& @, {& t- \. N% m3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?' _% U5 W( V% q p9 l* N0 T
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& a# N ~# J/ n0 x! k; b4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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4 R6 H7 d* s6 [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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