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The Sea
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& b4 [8 A" C* \' R {4 i) PThe sea is a hungry dog, & w* N: I. f0 n( y$ @% X9 f; R
Giant and grey.! @, p- U. i' {% m" l
He rolls on the beach all day.
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Hour upon hour he gnaws
9 h7 x2 {4 s( d* UThe rumbling, tumbling stones,
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8 I2 [$ O- c; c( T2 Q* C( SThe giant sea-dog moans, 3 n1 b# X* V, V! f; C0 c3 Q
Licking his greasy paws. G7 v( e* V& x3 f M2 @
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And when the night wind roars1 C# E7 L) p1 P! U
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
! K8 T0 i$ O4 T2 Q& L+ u5 T- r! vHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
# d' r8 Y8 M: b8 Q: w( }Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
/ w% i2 H" K/ @7 z( A+ vAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June,
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4 u' D. A. j* \( qWith his head between his paws
. G) Y* W U% k4 }6 c, ^0 B& f) \He lies on the sandy shores,
: P1 z4 b8 _1 v+ ] k, bSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.( q1 h7 }9 k8 e0 y
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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0 ^: X, @+ N5 |; n& k2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?0 L- G' F" O; ?5 g
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?/ Y9 D: z3 @5 v2 s- U" @
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?7 o+ o* r( b* X& r& O
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8 A0 w7 L5 P1 ~# S) A5 H! T+ z9 i5.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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