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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, 4 @% N. [) Z0 {
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He rolls on the beach all day.
1 l0 Y7 C D7 J, MWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
5 h s$ u2 m' d5 Z6 s* K& h& BHour upon hour he gnaws
' S( @# R, t: i eThe rumbling, tumbling stones, 7 `, i5 k+ O* \! C# S( S
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '' i2 B" I1 i" U$ z, D6 A2 C( ?
The giant sea-dog moans,
& t- j P9 {+ i% [$ Q( RLicking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars
_6 x Y! C4 b1 o5 M9 c3 QAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
! Q' X" i. q3 @- o; CHe bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 0 j5 C9 g0 t# S7 s0 p
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
- k/ ]/ q" A& q7 mAnd howls and hollos long and loud.
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0 `1 ?, X& [) I8 e7 w3 n dBut on quiet days in May or June, ( q: P5 J& v( o8 X
When even the grasses on the dune/ B) h8 f! {3 ^$ Z6 B5 m" H4 O
Play no more their reedy tune, 3 y% l2 `5 a% Y2 x9 z
With his head between his paws
3 h3 {, M5 a5 m* g: LHe lies on the sandy shores, ' _. K L- t+ Q5 l3 i
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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: ?% U7 a- z% e2 m( h/ e5 h1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?! [" R+ G& q. Z
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% ^: g/ w2 A4 ~+ F1 `$ Z2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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`" P5 v0 a, o) P4 I3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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' K4 M4 { ~- d1 i( H4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?' ~4 J3 |! ^" L+ W/ K0 n
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" J8 J6 T3 i0 {1 ]. C7 Q4 M0 C5.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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