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The Sea
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1 y- r# v# q5 y) Q! B: Z0 e- f: f; sThe sea is a hungry dog, 0 n1 g% X3 m6 f* q6 y( f
Giant and grey.
0 A) B; W4 X6 o/ h% U0 [/ _. CHe rolls on the beach all day. |2 t3 l7 H6 N. ^* s
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
' d+ p9 P8 ^" @* pHour upon hour he gnaws
* V( Y. J2 @ _, XThe rumbling, tumbling stones, , Z) k4 Y' V' u% V% b
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
9 H( v" y0 L' z, n, F+ u; i3 [The giant sea-dog moans, , U* q; k. a( q5 T$ L0 N" G
Licking his greasy paws.2 e( E; I! D5 g4 b( t8 i# N
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And when the night wind roars9 Q! `; z1 u& D6 a& R
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
' A0 T6 y; z. h+ P& lHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
. W) ~# p! M' M: cShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
3 t, T- u5 {! f* c4 E' BAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June, 3 F: X* b3 R5 X0 G: j
When even the grasses on the dune6 M5 k6 Z! k6 e
Play no more their reedy tune,
7 P% t: [/ A" v8 e @8 v4 NWith his head between his paws t! o; X6 i+ d& Z0 \: _
He lies on the sandy shores, * n* l1 h4 P% I5 t! ]
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.- F" O7 {2 t( g5 [: X
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" ^- \$ h9 t2 v. W+ j1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?9 m5 p; o' p/ I
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T5 B, g' U4 x8 V( ?# I/ v2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?( r7 {. u I) `" b0 \+ d
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?3 T2 K4 s( O0 c3 |) E
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; r2 z2 D$ y& k s4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?. t# q* ^% X. ~( M4 V7 P I
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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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