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The sea is a hungry dog,
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9 e- h, y) L+ Q, t6 |He rolls on the beach all day.
8 f% R" I+ C, |9 p5 T8 \" f/ NWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws- J+ D% { O: B$ D1 {8 X/ m' @
Hour upon hour he gnaws
2 k" F# `9 j* J( B g h; TThe rumbling, tumbling stones,
# g7 f- D3 k4 F1 d# J" tAnd 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '' A: i8 y. B6 `4 V) ~2 ^
The giant sea-dog moans, " x) z8 p: m$ p8 L8 K
Licking his greasy paws.
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7 l0 y6 V* E: Q7 j& c LAnd when the night wind roars# U; c0 ^, E- i$ q2 _
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, - [+ b/ t7 ^* V' _& D+ y
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
1 ?! @5 S( [2 FShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, - Z3 C, x( O3 `5 H' J$ J8 G1 h5 e
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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# B) _4 `' Y3 _* JBut on quiet days in May or June, + A/ M" Z( w% d
When even the grasses on the dune D1 J) A% k9 d% z
Play no more their reedy tune,
. B0 E6 }; O2 K- ~* IWith his head between his paws
+ K9 W7 |+ M3 X/ u) o* l7 dHe lies on the sandy shores, 3 B8 G1 k# X8 O: |# J5 v
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.4 n- ] }9 W3 a2 x4 t
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. a1 l' P. v/ b) a6 Z: G) R1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?& i. K1 }8 W" H' D- h7 ?
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?8 Z3 O- Q( P* C4 T# I: \
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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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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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( S6 W+ \* W$ \- _, D( v/ @6 s( J5.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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