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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, 8 k9 t5 G5 H. z+ K' U% d
Giant and grey.( X" K0 W+ T9 K
He rolls on the beach all day.
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Hour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '/ ?+ A w$ \' R- b$ T. y
The giant sea-dog moans, |6 B3 U) M" g+ s2 A
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars0 V' H; Z. y5 M
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
! ]' v# `# h* D2 Q. cHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
4 H: C, }3 t) e6 ~ ?Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
- O k0 a( D' U. W" R9 @! C- |, PAnd howls and hollos long and loud.# \* z" S, m" O- p- \
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When even the grasses on the dune
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1 m; E) a# S4 L2 e. C- VWith his head between his paws" p- O h" |! Q$ I2 S4 c" u3 g8 r! J
He lies on the sandy shores, / B( F2 w# p# Y) A
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.) ]3 ]9 {/ c" w& `0 V F
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1.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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& q7 ?7 d4 m0 [: `6 I9 O0 H. e3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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0 e5 l2 _4 L( t( j3 j4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?7 t0 v* l5 v8 x& s
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' L* `" J; ~* ^4 ?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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