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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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+ i& `9 |' p* y, IHour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
0 H: n, @& ^( M# R& \' H5 MThe giant sea-dog moans, 0 A6 H8 |7 i4 D" }4 l
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, / H& {. ~# R5 x J, t" p9 z
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, ! _1 q+ f2 r1 O$ J
And howls and hollos long and loud.. N0 e5 n3 c7 j* R9 {( e8 O
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But on quiet days in May or June,
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With his head between his paws- C8 y0 f0 b2 ]' n# u( a
He lies on the sandy shores,
& s' Q1 i+ n% rSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.3 i/ [$ { e0 z( J4 W. c2 o/ @
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5 u+ y2 d- R) m G0 @1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?, z& ]# m0 S2 b$ W, p
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: p; j& l6 Z; G2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?$ y2 U5 [# z" t! K( [& @$ x- Z
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/ ?$ G& j; L- }/ B; j& L- D- z3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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1 ^0 i6 ~7 r4 a' H$ Z4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?; h8 ?0 r4 A: L |# ]) l# d) }
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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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