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The Sea
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; K3 u' Y; I# Q* S0 R" ?+ c& YThe sea is a hungry dog, 3 ]+ m* q0 U5 J0 C2 h9 {3 h% i* J. C
Giant and grey.
" M# ?5 E3 I7 M" I8 B- z: EHe rolls on the beach all day.
* D/ w0 h# v/ l' YWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws9 g0 O+ C5 K" V8 L! Z z" O
Hour upon hour he gnaws
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& Q* A* {5 J* n* KAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
- V* b& |- F' R# w9 J- YThe giant sea-dog moans,
" W' v' C; Y( B2 gLicking his greasy paws.
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( F5 C8 [/ S% j3 r; s% ~+ ?' ^And when the night wind roars" m% g4 z& b2 P! d N H$ n
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
- v- h8 Q! [+ [. q7 f' s% ~He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
! R# Y% ]/ E" V( H" PShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
" S# A, }8 e0 l) dAnd howls and hollos long and loud.4 ?1 Y, U8 n3 y) ?/ v, @2 D
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But on quiet days in May or June, ' Y7 B: F* A7 h) x7 p
When even the grasses on the dune
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8 A5 R# P2 d* u8 t0 MWith his head between his paws
7 t% [; n; {8 I' ^* G' W) m, S& JHe lies on the sandy shores, - l! M( Z4 f7 t' Q
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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, K |$ n2 a0 n# u* c; x" j7 f1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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+ Z" |- A1 f6 l+ G2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?+ {. y) Q0 o3 ?2 k7 }
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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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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?1 y' r0 d" j% S4 N
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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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