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The Sea
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1 \- c; _' x4 E9 R. }The sea is a hungry dog, 9 r! h+ V! x$ @5 b$ k) y& f% \
Giant and grey.
9 J' q5 w" `7 ]4 z# A+ HHe rolls on the beach all day.
- @8 W3 _% U: c- DWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
! g; Y* ?5 t4 }% X6 y' RHour upon hour he gnaws
+ J1 b1 B- k& T3 T! j' e, gThe rumbling, tumbling stones,
8 |, T1 I1 f0 V- d5 YAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
5 W* v5 P* H# F( p9 K, ^6 ZThe giant sea-dog moans,
8 c% I; P& V# |5 y6 ~( oLicking his greasy paws.
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, S# f' `+ e& |And when the night wind roars
" K& y; w4 S V c1 x) z% KAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
2 Q) r; n9 D& v% h' nHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
3 F; e- h& q4 o5 Z% r2 mShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
+ D. E, X1 {; f' | r JAnd howls and hollos long and loud.; F! N8 W! c* }& d! ?, Q: N
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But on quiet days in May or June, * @; A# P' A9 V# r2 ^" m
When even the grasses on the dune
: y& L# r7 c/ k" A' Z( cPlay no more their reedy tune, 3 w. m4 V5 _( D4 Y7 c2 `
With his head between his paws7 }$ H* c1 L @" K3 W
He lies on the sandy shores,
" S2 K, U7 d4 t' g( f' PSo 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?& M! n- s6 J- i1 a1 n- i9 F: Y; U J
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% I2 \, ]- H, O/ x) }2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?# P& ]) J4 K$ w: q1 u/ a
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4 F4 u5 g- I2 w( ~# h8 b) ^3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?* s9 y& H6 t7 w
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( e$ V% q5 M/ Q& [7 Q4 G4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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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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