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The Sea
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9 C1 `9 ?# T/ A( V% c! ZThe sea is a hungry dog, 7 [% l! f% t: Z' k" z
Giant and grey.# a8 v- b2 P- l4 k6 S+ \4 E
He rolls on the beach all day.
9 Y9 d7 e. @) MWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws2 ?' x8 I P- X( t M
Hour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '& x# x) b% m7 h# n8 g7 g
The giant sea-dog moans,
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And when the night wind roars6 e. o/ I' m0 ]" Y* A& R% A
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, ; H2 i. n, n8 t2 w4 T
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
* Q0 t/ k" d7 O9 i6 i! C$ u* kShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
) l& C; D1 y" J* `8 S- Q& JAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June, 5 B* ?- n, a4 o3 E
When even the grasses on the dune
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4 Z6 S) A' Q5 LWith his head between his paws
" Z* @) g4 q+ O1 _He lies on the sandy shores,
% F. s: x) S! {$ nSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores., B, M w+ G- i- B7 X; |8 U
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?: W* U8 q- v5 \3 W: t+ @
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; i6 a, J4 F* R) L2."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?2 S! L; Q/ G; f. {' H& t: C4 C
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8 K* J! }, C. W( @5 @/ s4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?/ [( u s/ u p7 K* r1 I. n# ^7 ~6 |- |
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! b7 d* a* y% k* ?& q5.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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