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The Sea
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% y! p3 H& C0 A+ O3 v* qThe sea is a hungry dog, " o& x8 p9 W T z4 }* `
Giant and grey.( |6 Z# Q* z. G5 u' g& y
He rolls on the beach all day.
{7 ]/ R, Z% u" l& _+ Y; O# QWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
1 r8 U: A d& m! xHour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
+ Y8 d5 [3 p3 U$ O* cThe giant sea-dog moans, 0 k( V; t3 S* E2 K
Licking his greasy paws.& h6 u! ?" I' Z: L! R! m h# u4 }
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And when the night wind roars
6 s; ~/ J N9 S& eAnd the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, " ~3 E3 J8 ?6 T% F
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
4 ~/ t5 `6 M: }2 rShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 9 T& m* k9 p/ n( h
And howls and hollos long and loud.9 K& x N A* D' M9 ^
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But on quiet days in May or June, - E5 S# U6 F) ~, Z$ U: d' L; n
When even the grasses on the dune0 X L: I' l( b4 i0 g
Play no more their reedy tune,
( k& {9 ~. A0 J$ q) vWith his head between his paws
8 D) i1 H( n" U# x+ l7 bHe lies on the sandy shores,
* U2 r* ~2 y# l# D$ X; m5 ZSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores." f/ Y* R5 B% B
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9 T' R1 P% k, L7 i8 w+ R5 H1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon? z: X$ m' [% E0 J: _7 ^% b: N
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?3 I( M( Z9 m" u5 G( G1 I9 x$ e% P
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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?, b& |8 U6 B* h/ D& z
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) s& j, L- ~1 n* m' {* J( \ u5.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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