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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, ) M( f- `( l: H3 F
Giant and grey.2 |2 F1 y& k W8 Q$ f+ \+ B2 T7 i4 @
He rolls on the beach all day.5 l+ z9 L* B/ ~$ }
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
( t, O! h9 A# kHour upon hour he gnaws
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The giant sea-dog moans,
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4 d2 i' s( z' j5 gAnd when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, ; j1 p% W& V- e
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, % t$ u/ v" s; j- \+ T3 e7 a
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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; O+ E' p* R( s# q" V, p7 A4 g: M2 i) cBut on quiet days in May or June, * G' h+ a& Q( ^( j7 W
When even the grasses on the dune: C* H4 w4 ^0 N, i8 A
Play no more their reedy tune,
0 p2 ]4 T4 s6 bWith his head between his paws
& A* S/ r( f; u% P' x" eHe lies on the sandy shores,
$ l9 z1 r6 y3 ?) C/ j5 dSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.. j4 ^0 s/ G8 S) L7 P4 \/ e9 E
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+ p& `. C$ u- W/ f: m' z1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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- I6 q5 ^0 t& m1 D' e2."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?
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0 ?$ M6 Q1 I7 k+ d3 @4 Y6 H4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea? r7 i5 Q* B- D1 ^8 M
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+ D6 j1 X" o7 `3 k' X' {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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