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The Sea
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6 {9 D& V* N0 S7 w& `3 lThe sea is a hungry dog,
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# h' I$ U$ b8 x1 FHe rolls on the beach all day.! o* b7 @. j/ r; R6 x
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws6 h. d+ @5 p2 {, m
Hour upon hour he gnaws2 W' I" a+ {( [9 h) W
The rumbling, tumbling stones, s5 C F# Q5 p* B1 w* Z
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
3 ^- T% m9 t$ f$ @) K, \The giant sea-dog moans,
& y& Z9 ?/ K6 V& {+ J, jLicking his greasy paws.
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+ Q+ i ~; y: X5 S0 MAnd when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
: J$ B' I8 m1 l9 R# r6 ~& s. HShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
1 H; P$ h7 D- O) T+ S: tAnd howls and hollos long and loud.7 T3 E$ {& {: n) g3 g. d& L
2 h0 M! O! Y6 t& n1 F+ z8 IBut on quiet days in May or June,
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Play no more their reedy tune,
( }' Y' ]7 L9 l$ aWith his head between his paws% L( Q8 @- ^5 d' z! Z' H
He lies on the sandy shores,
7 H! S% Z' ~9 Y% l' [So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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9 \) x! ~ y; a; c1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?- Z$ r0 Z1 W" |+ G7 o
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( ]) t) j2 G: ?" _+ C2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?7 i7 u# Z4 A+ v z2 T
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8 Y0 e; b$ ]7 N- [ {% |1 b3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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) E4 ~. O+ R ~* {4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?7 Y) s" p$ e! s; o& i
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) Q5 R/ e0 d/ K# v+ e( V5.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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