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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog,
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) ~& W% l: b& o3 C+ L- fHe rolls on the beach all day.4 v7 E# F* b+ _1 N) \* D4 W) Q
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
- D' o6 s7 `) O- V3 W5 }8 A% l( |; |Hour upon hour he gnaws5 O' s4 R2 r0 O( Y+ Y- V' {
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
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The giant sea-dog moans, 4 z4 N) u# z. O
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars' d$ z" H: [( o$ t
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, . E- z1 Z: U& r$ h) Y0 o5 y
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 4 T( y% g8 h% {4 n0 F6 d
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, ; g: d% e* a( V3 Z
And howls and hollos long and loud.6 w1 W! ?; L5 l' T
5 _5 X* F2 [7 i) c/ rBut on quiet days in May or June, / |" e2 [6 J T; v: |1 o. ?3 _
When even the grasses on the dune
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With his head between his paws
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So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?5 c, q. ^* F9 C. O' p6 Z
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?* _/ B' F3 c9 H' ~/ d6 H
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- z# @& E* {, Q4 F4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?4 Y0 g, y/ g4 P6 R+ \4 }; `
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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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