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# E+ z1 {6 K& g9 e* V1 pThe sea is a hungry dog, / Q4 j1 g& K+ T5 V! a/ C
Giant and grey.
8 e; S; M( J1 p& `0 |+ iHe rolls on the beach all day.
* L( f/ _* \& ]8 C! FWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
: E1 T3 {2 |8 sHour upon hour he gnaws
9 ~8 o% z% u5 |The rumbling, tumbling stones, ) j/ _9 c2 V" `- T1 t
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
) f( S/ P# m4 e8 o6 w& J% sThe giant sea-dog moans, 4 f1 s8 ~5 \, Q2 g( e9 r* n5 c
Licking his greasy paws.
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* O9 Q5 j! i: z( ^2 {9 X r# J) \And when the night wind roars, X% ^: \* z' e8 J
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
* W" `' g- x3 F. f4 H3 mHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
2 f2 S6 b# L- W1 C8 |/ l0 J2 ~Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
; r: S2 c" K1 Z8 l/ I" B( LAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June,
$ j; R3 \7 q: W q* TWhen even the grasses on the dune
1 r6 \" `0 ^. v5 w( kPlay no more their reedy tune,
' n( m+ z1 @: g) q% L- N2 b8 oWith his head between his paws
. g% k1 ?' a7 c6 {He lies on the sandy shores,
% }- D# ~4 f4 J5 D7 f: sSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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0 x' a" w7 v9 }5 g4 \4 l1.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?$ D7 \5 k" i$ F6 i) k$ Q/ G1 R
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?& K1 _2 [- P+ F' @+ ?3 E
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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+ o3 q1 V2 ~, M! e5 }0 ]; f4 R5.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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