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The Sea
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+ N- G! g* U, g+ x: rThe sea is a hungry dog, 0 o9 |' e3 E- d3 N& m# q0 W: }
Giant and grey." O, O3 l* r. [/ T
He rolls on the beach all day.
$ Y7 C) A+ g( H; r5 l ZWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
# M R7 n% j4 N8 p% q' WHour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '& a$ R0 _1 u. I
The giant sea-dog moans,
+ z w+ ]2 f: m! E+ o# D& U4 cLicking his greasy paws.
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/ C' j! t; x. z( B* h* i9 DAnd when the night wind roars
, x/ W1 V, g2 @- I/ K; N7 F- e' IAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, + k9 H# O8 h I+ q! q0 h
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
" S+ t# W T: u8 E. VShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
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" d4 n( \& b d' lBut on quiet days in May or June,
3 T8 @; q1 n ]: OWhen even the grasses on the dune" B+ z) c9 J, W
Play no more their reedy tune,
2 f) q5 X7 \" |; p% Y0 I2 QWith his head between his paws0 H3 @4 v. r1 F8 E* e
He lies on the sandy shores, 3 c1 r* @. N' `* q* S* M
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores./ p0 }7 j2 i7 G+ y7 x
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon? S9 w' {& ]( M- i7 r
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, T4 D& [- f6 E6 B9 v* D2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?/ s, \ `6 m+ E7 O5 D
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% {$ Y6 T0 c( F. e: A7 _3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?/ U: f6 f3 T: r# n; q# C6 ]
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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' n# T% j7 K1 G/ E- \6 ~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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