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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog,
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# o% Y! M+ u4 N4 K) YHe rolls on the beach all day.- l- C5 ?8 L( ?6 U
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
# V+ |6 [$ r9 w2 _Hour upon hour he gnaws c% }) g0 D! h' T9 [7 A9 j o# k7 M
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
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The giant sea-dog moans,
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, u- e; J! z* `, ~. z- NAnd when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 9 N+ F* C$ G$ P5 c. E
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
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But on quiet days in May or June, & t7 ?; i1 r6 Q/ T
When even the grasses on the dune
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( V' n9 b" x; m D5 N0 @% N+ XWith his head between his paws
+ {2 R- X9 B! g: [8 H/ fHe lies on the sandy shores, % y: ]( \* V) o' l) h
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores." s& h- I5 v! m" k+ ^1 P5 d* O; p1 D
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8 `( {7 o. [1 X# n1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?# ~# Q# b: W3 T3 g" o
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# ?" E' e. C, k2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?- }" F& {6 y; b" n
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?& ?+ c8 T( ~ F$ A( J
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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6 q) C0 Q1 X& V8 ]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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