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The Sea* o( {5 y- I2 ^0 j: ^/ {# v6 Q! d1 @
0 m ?2 Y4 l) vThe sea is a hungry dog, * s$ N/ t& z) I+ d) F* S
Giant and grey.
; M( _5 U9 o' _+ [. yHe rolls on the beach all day.9 t/ H) R3 H- G: B" G' _
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws8 }( M1 D4 t1 t5 t
Hour upon hour he gnaws+ K s4 J L0 M" a+ s
The rumbling, tumbling stones, 9 H( I% t& m' p2 \- U- n
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! ': V! Q( _- C, ]$ @8 |; \# ]6 f
The giant sea-dog moans,
0 a. N8 e2 i; C4 Q/ o, }! W# sLicking 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, - k& j- `% [0 j
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
9 `6 E; e/ @& z- u! K+ tAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June, - P2 T$ t* W* f" N# A
When even the grasses on the dune. a2 k" A. y% g' q
Play no more their reedy tune,
0 A& Z' Q6 H" ?) I, lWith his head between his paws
7 ?2 H( c( ~) X: }" J: MHe lies on the sandy shores,
* i0 e6 [0 D2 CSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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; z: B! C- F$ Q5 J( h5 N$ h- J1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?) _) F1 t: _4 l Y, R
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+ o4 H% J) P! _ C$ O2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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/ D7 B4 G. c Z& e R6 }3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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; ?3 G8 ~$ t1 B$ z4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?# I% P1 W7 @0 I& S3 B5 T
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; c- C& d2 J/ ?2 ]2 v8 n5.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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