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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog,
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" H" ]% H" E/ E0 D% l! A+ J) xHe rolls on the beach all day.
# l) T) _. n+ ?6 ~- U$ s2 G. ^1 {With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
( {+ o3 F; f+ a8 v+ H) J( YHour upon hour he gnaws" g* \8 K2 X" i# ?" a* |& z
The rumbling, tumbling stones, * S2 b$ z1 d; b6 ~4 G$ F
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
* f" Q6 f! r+ ^1 x% zThe giant sea-dog moans, . d' n$ ?4 k# L; q: T) L* t5 x
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars9 b2 \0 q+ A4 p) r% E
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, 1 [2 N& L7 l! ]2 \: c& X6 w
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
# K1 X9 J& W a UShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
: }/ H: G2 v& T( w% s% VAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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5 [( `: Z' y; @! J) cBut on quiet days in May or June,
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With his head between his paws
7 m6 z; {, l N' P0 _He lies on the sandy shores,
$ Q, T6 k. l! E1 C- o( k# @" w: l4 w; ySo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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. ?' \6 j( v6 z7 @" l- Z1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?$ H% U3 A) G/ q4 |0 b! S
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?) k& z+ I; C3 X2 F. q: B/ m, y
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$ K# {4 X$ J& l8 B3 F3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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; _! x! }; E9 v, L4 o7 a) ?4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?/ W$ S- |( q5 p) f, R8 @
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* a- @6 ^/ T, e# {7 r5.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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