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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog,
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3 S" i9 y. m/ n- XHe rolls on the beach all day.6 ?1 S( B% T" g3 d* V$ V* S
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
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! Z4 G! @' {" D/ FThe rumbling, tumbling stones,
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The giant sea-dog moans, 8 G' Q I5 w3 i
Licking his greasy paws.
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; ^- e% M3 \/ t% i: S& d5 zAnd when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, " R1 X, z1 K/ y* Y/ Q
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 2 b2 v" `; S. v4 A9 } W$ _1 c
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June,
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Play no more their reedy tune, 7 I- i. D% H1 ?! p, M% @
With his head between his paws
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, v" r0 f3 b5 l" iSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.! u3 O& `) j" _
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4 }9 b j# t# n+ W1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?% C! I( ]) }# V. e `
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) z8 _" T" x( q5 [$ q& H' A# q2 ~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?5 r& m z7 }7 m" I$ g3 ]( D
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' I1 h: E# h" k& X; G4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?' ^, p' d3 z2 m
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1 t7 h/ k1 Y2 A" q/ @, t) R$ P5.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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