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The Sea
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6 n! l& ^- o7 ^5 Q4 LThe sea is a hungry dog, 1 e0 n( Y: K% h1 k6 s+ q) Q
Giant and grey.' Y' q; j9 n2 j3 z* J
He rolls on the beach all day.
( W3 \, Y4 E" N$ F: MWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws$ d" I2 C4 W9 S; n. C' q( w
Hour upon hour he gnaws) g+ q* L8 O5 x! P
The rumbling, tumbling stones, * t7 s; \( V; ?
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! ': R% `% y! l( S2 s9 e) e- E; Y
The giant sea-dog moans, 2 Z* ]1 l0 o9 q* t! m* M
Licking his greasy paws.) ` P5 t+ o( D, s! ~
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And when the night wind roars
, |1 L6 B' L# X. Y0 X& Q- rAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, : b1 Q- o0 r$ R
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
% p1 V9 }/ R+ {( AShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
, F# ~8 \: K a" k8 EAnd howls and hollos long and loud.3 s- d! m5 z: D" u" x: {! N& _* N: |
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But on quiet days in May or June, " t0 `8 ^0 R% U/ S/ D! O/ O: C
When even the grasses on the dune' s7 P- x2 ^# g
Play no more their reedy tune,
' Y) g; [1 V/ R; G- ~9 U5 uWith his head between his paws
) G) h7 H1 B# a" j) WHe lies on the sandy shores,
! M1 f4 n/ D3 z) O( pSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.$ A0 R8 y" k! Z9 W$ e @$ D1 ^$ H+ T
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, m. {& B/ B3 }4 [7 {$ n1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?: ^. z/ ?, l* a& l6 H' 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?: o0 O. w; U' f" p8 B- W/ C6 L
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1 m, c, o5 L- E9 [4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?" D- _# M9 z, p. V
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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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