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The Sea' T9 n& ^* m7 U" e" S7 D0 }
# d' r( I- k4 _& b FThe sea is a hungry dog, - h) l3 C5 `$ T
Giant and grey.2 N( s* s: q8 y# K
He rolls on the beach all day.
0 g) P- ?8 |6 Y( S8 O% vWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws- N& g& F, ~4 C* I( S8 A
Hour upon hour he gnaws7 T- D! `& i$ K; |
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
8 w" U- \3 K% w9 K9 C4 c8 xAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
1 C9 t/ w5 V# T0 S" d, ZThe giant sea-dog moans, 1 G4 _0 w% M- L, b5 m+ R8 W6 y
Licking his greasy paws.( }% D b4 b! r8 K: B% R, g9 y9 f
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And when the night wind roars/ k4 [8 |8 E9 H
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
( }' {, R/ q7 m6 P" CHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, % z3 F3 A% h7 ?/ r7 Z0 t
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
# B/ n0 I% P. c! v0 IAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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, e7 y% {' H4 x7 D, i0 QBut on quiet days in May or June, ) }2 Y, H) `& r3 ~3 }. z+ N
When even the grasses on the dune
& ]5 u' f# [- B& `1 g9 X( k5 wPlay no more their reedy tune, . k+ D; j$ N/ G; k9 A
With his head between his paws' a# ]. u) D, h
He lies on the sandy shores,
1 p& n+ X0 P" q0 _6 pSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.# I t% _+ U9 ]2 b+ v5 ?
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: O1 p; [& L1 H& h+ r1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?8 H; z3 V2 t- U4 h5 D0 W
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, z7 G4 E- D6 w- r* p. |1 U2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?7 M% l* c) T& B' n+ m# z" a+ q
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?0 p; X% W' g/ L- g G, c
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?$ b; A2 J- a5 n4 h
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/ u! [! v# _* E- x* P# p3 C5.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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