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The Sea
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% U# R$ c6 b" I+ hThe sea is a hungry dog, , g, k1 e8 J! T3 L$ O3 _
Giant and grey.
8 y$ t8 Z* ^! c+ N; hHe rolls on the beach all day.1 C# Q) Z5 q! o' c* G
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws% e& ~0 k9 S3 d
Hour upon hour he gnaws* \( y" l) U- j, G. p8 ~
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
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5 w$ T* d/ C8 u$ S$ @; HThe giant sea-dog moans, $ D! R! b; A7 z/ g& i v. q
Licking his greasy paws./ t8 U8 Y* a+ I: ]
# _+ _& e( `0 G2 w/ I5 O% L& aAnd when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, & Z$ e; {$ @0 J" Z) B% V$ S
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
8 X( ~* e3 u$ d0 b( G# K: T( z( @And howls and hollos long and loud.
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1 ^1 v9 [# O, `% P2 kBut on quiet days in May or June, & s/ \ z( S1 k/ Q3 D' b
When even the grasses on the dune
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. W/ a* f5 ], |% J% r' j( uWith his head between his paws
- {$ a5 ^- l) A. N5 S$ F- U; `He lies on the sandy shores, ; O# T/ ?6 X$ B' x- j1 Z
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.& E# Q5 T) g; d; Q* e$ U8 ?, N7 x
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?+ L# F3 L2 k; ~+ G% S
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?% @! K4 W% D- c- S
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M8 F" V+ z/ S# |5 l3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?0 E( O9 T Y( P7 g8 M; y. D
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?# R6 K) L# G# ?/ `5 q/ P: S
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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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