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The Sea
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5 c$ S$ n' g* r* L; Y: T, h4 cThe sea is a hungry dog, , Z* c7 A, p6 d- a
Giant and grey.
2 i% t/ @2 w$ i9 `; {" I' n3 y* ` lHe rolls on the beach all day." n, J* S" f& Y
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
% N) r1 Y9 J- @7 v: THour upon hour he gnaws
" ~2 I! r( b6 @, AThe rumbling, tumbling stones, ) I' S& T. { P" J, \9 ^1 l
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '" m, z7 Z7 m! h5 e( w! s
The giant sea-dog moans,
* }+ A- }# ]1 A- [0 T+ O; dLicking his greasy paws.
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% i4 m- L+ {6 d3 z1 f# zAnd when the night wind roars
& v1 | }2 o0 T5 \" ]; E: k* _And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, - C. v+ z) z M p$ ^
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, ( `. n" }4 p+ {& u# N9 \/ q
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, / o% o+ X' w6 {; Z+ Y4 P, B5 d
And howls and hollos long and loud.5 e% x5 V- ]5 F) J6 a/ R0 a0 R
$ W" R, f: B8 w- y. J' mBut on quiet days in May or June,
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Play no more their reedy tune, 2 Y# Z# @6 F% Y/ v0 H3 n' M- L
With his head between his paws- J+ P9 d0 m/ W. b, W) K5 S& H
He lies on the sandy shores, . [- @. I' |( e
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.2 }' e( m* v% N9 E5 M
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, _" \% M' Z9 C( U( d1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing? } g5 O: ~$ n- ~. Z z
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# N5 C4 Z& I# \# w3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?' h1 d. m. w R0 y) A+ q0 p
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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, G5 T L* F$ p5 n Y. M5.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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