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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, Z9 w8 @: z. k0 h2 N8 n' m: l
Giant and grey.
, W2 [7 g7 u4 g1 u4 U0 s& r2 M* a% xHe rolls on the beach all day.% U; p8 x! M! H
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
! Z; w' P# u# P- G+ @The giant sea-dog moans,
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$ D* T9 h" w! C1 B' k2 s( X7 e- ]And when the night wind roars
: Z1 @) F) ]# ~3 r; zAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, . K# K9 d9 r6 O9 r( X
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 5 L; n( u- B9 R& }' S. K1 P; M
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, / ~% S( G& s+ q6 s
And howls and hollos long and loud.0 `9 H+ s# I5 Z/ U
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But on quiet days in May or June,
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Play no more their reedy tune,
: _1 {' I, A+ T- WWith his head between his paws
* T5 I8 y& h8 Q4 G' K9 v' Z1 s# @0 b* UHe lies on the sandy shores,
% j+ f! M4 \% G; VSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.7 l4 Q& U- K& F: Y
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; x% y7 t7 ?; w; t- _1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?. t- i, u$ U3 w" Z
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?/ |, H( B! [- P7 l& B2 q# H
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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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+ V2 P) T9 c, p- C) ]! _" n1 q4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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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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