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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, & G1 y' J% \4 f& ?5 g
Giant and grey.6 b+ Y; c8 e L
He rolls on the beach all day.( T3 D. X$ H+ ~
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws0 V, N: U" [8 ]/ y/ t5 r* s. N
Hour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
& b8 } H0 ^: h: LThe giant sea-dog moans, & @) ]: z% x, ?! U4 r
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
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: B, c/ m) F1 V. A+ Q; y. sAnd howls and hollos long and loud./ \2 x" k6 r" z+ M2 A/ `
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But on quiet days in May or June, : M; W" y) O( h0 s5 N( e" F
When even the grasses on the dune
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With his head between his paws3 z) G/ |5 Y- R. s0 }( j! K0 i9 u; ~
He lies on the sandy shores, 4 u- \! }8 ^8 b. `: H
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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" |8 P v9 ~% n1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?& y6 q9 v, \7 F; g8 s0 p
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?: | H" }# C, I: o$ c
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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( g6 Z5 p! d/ i4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?' H/ ~8 F( i; d
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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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