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The Sea
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2 L5 a4 T. l9 V9 tThe sea is a hungry dog,
5 r- S: S( W$ r! u0 C7 z+ OGiant and grey.
* l: v" J% W2 {: EHe rolls on the beach all day.
" X& Y7 c) F2 i7 ?With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
$ e, ^$ m( l. e7 S; _2 jHour upon hour he gnaws' {* k# n; `9 d) k! {
The rumbling, tumbling stones, . C. z" G% @) r* w, u. k
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
, ~2 V1 w8 H5 u8 J5 wThe giant sea-dog moans,
9 r, U8 L- g% m4 @$ l8 n0 ^4 ALicking his greasy paws.( I9 o6 I+ s: s) p- x5 ]5 @- H
4 H: d6 W5 Y5 lAnd when the night wind roars1 f, w7 X- Y" N# M# n% J
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, / D8 T7 h% i. ~5 K! o) M% e
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
) o, J' ]' \7 bShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
" @, I, K# w" W& V& m/ y# Z0 AAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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When even the grasses on the dune
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6 d3 R. i q2 \. |: q9 z# |With his head between his paws( g) c! _! b; ]3 a0 w4 J
He lies on the sandy shores,
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?2 ]( F$ T( F( o
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+ d) @9 w! Z1 X# p& l8 G2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?* j8 w0 e' \4 g$ Y j3 I
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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) J; u, D: y+ l$ I* Y+ d4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?& O; }7 n: v( N! [- j6 A1 c; ^5 t
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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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