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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, ( o5 l; R; [! h: ^7 H* H. Y
Giant and grey.
3 H6 h' n. t+ d; rHe rolls on the beach all day.
8 H: R5 N9 U% o5 [% KWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
! }! w: h0 u" gHour upon hour he gnaws
9 s5 ?# u4 o2 A2 PThe rumbling, tumbling stones, 0 _$ b2 d) Y' @# X: C
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
- s& D( g- \- l* B2 FThe giant sea-dog moans, 1 Q" Y! A4 J3 V
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars( ^. v r. N. ]0 T! S
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, ' o% L9 y! }0 c( h9 b( J; j
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 6 h, O! W: k, N% z; w1 K+ n, X) c
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
! }9 M. d8 ]% ~( c! L" X% W" TAnd howls and hollos long and loud.4 B$ x# y( d, y; Q/ _
4 q' B- P' @+ i" M; D8 H: @But on quiet days in May or June,
4 k) m% J9 M6 ZWhen even the grasses on the dune
; F0 y/ ~' x3 g. N8 a4 S9 ?Play no more their reedy tune,
; M# ~, F1 e$ R3 n' w0 X- z1 t( }0 bWith his head between his paws/ G0 [6 A4 I e2 n5 {. L+ m/ y
He lies on the sandy shores, ( J3 I2 w) _& b. h3 A7 p2 V
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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. c \& U' I0 @8 M) P1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?8 H ^3 O X& ^' f U( E' a& p
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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) g* `5 n, ~+ [) V3 s! R! G3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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$ t# @) P; Z: Y! p& `4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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4 \9 S |3 Y) \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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