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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog,
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He rolls on the beach all day.
" i9 V/ R! y! J/ H9 z5 X5 `With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
! I& X5 x' X- CThe giant sea-dog moans,
4 J% Z# V+ ?/ S" v$ r8 y3 I5 m; ]/ OLicking his greasy paws.
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8 R+ y1 Z+ I3 U& |, |And when the night wind roars
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Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, $ \& `" t8 m: L0 ~( _0 [
And howls and hollos long and loud.% x, B' D/ u1 n' r
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But on quiet days in May or June,
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He lies on the sandy shores, - I+ ~8 U, L. U4 w
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores." R" P; l G7 E
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# `# v! q* s# `* q$ t5 \* `) W$ S* m1.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? L* `1 j; F( t: j: d8 ]3 _
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3 y: R4 S( U7 f6 `6 a8 n/ n4."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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