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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, ( ~$ O8 n! \/ D" r
Giant and grey.
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With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
! {- Y$ L6 |' P' pHour upon hour he gnaws7 b0 p- ]) z1 |$ u$ x3 |
The rumbling, tumbling stones, 4 @; J3 n. f( l1 ?. {9 d
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
6 E* Y# u9 Y C5 k5 X9 Q0 M7 FThe giant sea-dog moans, 9 q: v* H' c' G$ o' W. i+ S3 z3 g% g
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars4 s h' t# ^; w# h6 S
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
; h. z9 o$ G) _) pHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
0 \) \7 @. ]* s/ v* T n5 X |1 {Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, ! C; ~! m3 j6 l+ t
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June,
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. M3 ^4 B' L& E SWith his head between his paws( {% i: R( w9 I: R: E8 J
He lies on the sandy shores, ) Y% `% H$ }. P5 S/ T
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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u% u! m0 v" R1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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* n* Z7 \, u% P5 ^7 y" b8 A& z2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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$ q3 i4 S) m+ ]: \3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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& d( A4 h; o+ S- \3 N, G2 r4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?+ l$ X* \* N, K* g
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7 x( b, |" s$ H7 m3 t3 b; o$ N5.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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