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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog,
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He rolls on the beach all day.
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Hour upon hour he gnaws `+ u3 E3 k4 r1 T# Q( h% }. n) v
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
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0 S" H% C9 p$ ?/ D' \2 RThe giant sea-dog moans, 9 i3 n; B( d8 X2 g% v7 u0 }
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k! R$ |4 u3 j$ X: ^. E. pAnd when the night wind roars
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- i1 J8 R9 C8 t* s6 C; e% NShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 0 U" O L6 h3 d& r% e4 K8 M& p6 _
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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' ^' _8 R. h0 v. T/ d) u5 TBut on quiet days in May or June,
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Play no more their reedy tune,
" H4 E8 T1 i" [% F! j0 zWith his head between his paws
' b \. J8 N- U$ }+ N) K; CHe lies on the sandy shores,
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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?
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1 K9 h8 V% K7 H7 r3 y, V3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?8 T$ \& `4 B6 p: F+ Z. D3 z
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8 L8 f/ p6 O, S- S t4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea? I6 Z" U. B9 x6 ^
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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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