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The Sea
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* t% _! V& x) hThe sea is a hungry dog, / _$ {" \0 c- k' t; E
Giant and grey.2 E; i# r H1 j7 D4 |( s
He rolls on the beach all day.
6 y8 h9 e4 M0 E% R, }/ vWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
; r8 u: j' M- O; t" K) D6 z; xHour upon hour he gnaws S) ^- w8 e6 y) c5 r) j8 T# m) ]
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
1 Y6 M9 S7 K6 Q" eAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
" V+ @" E- V- P/ J0 O, LThe giant sea-dog moans,
4 e; b8 ?2 P6 c3 tLicking his greasy paws.
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& @, u. t: a9 d2 o* y5 UAnd when the night wind roars9 N6 f. G3 z v! n
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
1 N, j. J" {( n* z1 }$ W$ QHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 7 |/ P( j1 \2 i% w- T
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 1 y- w' t* D. B6 n* m4 _
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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$ s1 e' o3 d5 J f( Z0 O! w! hBut on quiet days in May or June, / H( S7 o$ P* {+ x* r: r
When even the grasses on the dune
, Y4 ~4 n: J% ^0 j9 h+ E; mPlay no more their reedy tune,
7 C9 T4 w" E5 m @3 \1 H1 XWith his head between his paws
2 W1 I) j1 u/ h' I( QHe lies on the sandy shores,
. g, j' r7 ?: |2 S* j6 ]So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.+ X* f: v3 f6 w* [: m
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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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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. y( c1 x7 n8 d4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?: Z+ s4 k2 T7 r7 u. X
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8 m) e. Q2 L% }, {% U' @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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