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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, 2 x2 H- z# V* m2 i
Giant and grey.7 G0 N2 K* Z# O, b
He rolls on the beach all day.
; I9 O0 H) O2 M. c5 j" jWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
4 ]% j& s1 V. M$ [! YHour upon hour he gnaws
5 s& P. P ]( D* Q2 D; X" bThe rumbling, tumbling stones, * e% `+ }0 D8 }/ F+ u, ?8 m/ M
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! ') Z- g" M$ i% a/ M+ P* ^) k! ?
The giant sea-dog moans, 0 O% l6 }7 }+ `3 F( h
Licking his greasy paws.
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" f) i$ t9 A6 r- DAnd when the night wind roars9 b) O9 ` I/ K) _2 Z6 b: S
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, 0 |6 W, K. L( E1 J2 \9 e
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
; n8 G" w; H7 ?) I9 E. ]( `1 cShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
, E4 S$ J5 [/ F; @; SAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June,
6 V+ r7 G; F$ `) f0 I/ TWhen even the grasses on the dune w4 { z7 d! @/ N4 U" C2 k, @7 p1 J
Play no more their reedy tune,
. s* S# J5 ?# i4 j! Y4 p( JWith his head between his paws
$ Q' W; A% [( p% hHe lies on the sandy shores, 2 T$ B' E2 J: C2 c/ E1 G8 z. Q
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.3 [4 p* D+ ~& H
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/ e: `5 |5 C9 N1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?+ q' F) u! U, `4 u
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& ~7 e- Y. ^8 H$ R* Y2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?5 c; u4 `/ S' i9 |
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* |- }2 c; l2 R; k5 C$ h2 a. _3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?$ u2 h0 u. K G6 y" P
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! U& x. @' P! f: y4 n/ R4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?/ X9 H! P6 g9 K1 d: v
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' S5 `# N' f) l+ ]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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