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The Sea
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5 E8 B0 h6 q# m& g3 P+ C2 ]The sea is a hungry dog, & Y( T+ | s& ?* D O
Giant and grey.
8 B$ R% \: S/ w5 Q- n* JHe rolls on the beach all day.
. o$ [; ~' s, ?( T: {! EWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws: z7 q: M, b, W: P" N, P9 K$ Y
Hour upon hour he gnaws
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, _+ z' U4 z. t* {The giant sea-dog moans,
; Z7 j7 ?7 ]# R lLicking his greasy paws.* E7 x( Z3 _7 t) ~ \) @% v
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And when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, , n/ P$ d8 r* T A& T9 a" g1 ~! c9 G& L9 K
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
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. K, m! A. z6 w; J r9 S; WBut on quiet days in May or June, " |" _0 `, D& Z( c! [
When even the grasses on the dune
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With his head between his paws
# `6 b8 s% V+ }- P7 K GHe lies on the sandy shores,
+ D/ Q: K4 u0 n+ N zSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.# H p+ V& Q. b
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8 y' Z9 ~. Y* u4 u9 g- S1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?* x( i9 Y- v; J6 K' c6 z
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/ A8 W/ e! e9 X$ O6 q/ p1 B2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?$ x/ q1 h7 m, U! _
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?: c3 ?, c# S0 v& l% j
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?2 v- H! [9 W X8 I! ~1 ] c* U: b
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# I5 q4 N8 ^9 L( P; G' P4 m; a5.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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