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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog,
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$ m3 A @1 l+ |$ ~% D- GHe rolls on the beach all day.6 M9 b' f/ N" \. E
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Hour upon hour he gnaws/ {2 } R8 s2 h. {7 C0 e+ A+ V
The rumbling, tumbling stones, + Z- y9 c U+ Y% d
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
- j: k* j# h! s% W! wThe giant sea-dog moans, 1 o/ O! u) O3 q) o4 _, `" a
Licking his greasy paws.- `2 D+ q& W) _0 Y+ E
3 B7 z) R4 r: p; O w* z2 L/ H; tAnd when the night wind roars5 z) R/ j9 x4 H4 [
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
2 D F' g4 G+ g) NHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
7 |2 M8 ?/ O+ ^2 m- e( c; n! NShaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
, M1 {# K: w5 [0 W0 }, k4 w9 O: f( q) rAnd howls and hollos long and loud.$ ?: y! }4 Q. Y5 B4 Y3 ?% A6 v* @
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When even the grasses on the dune' U$ T h0 r q
Play no more their reedy tune,
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He lies on the sandy shores,
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4 D! {* L. ^. m* w! j: _1 P1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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5 B3 G" Y2 x4 `% e& }( O3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?( ]0 h- r' j' v& m
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7 ?/ n A" W1 x) s4 R' V: r6 x4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?5 q3 U2 z. s$ A9 T# K
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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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