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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog,
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He rolls on the beach all day.
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8 w" \4 b y8 H* V6 J1 L* RHour upon hour he gnaws1 z: a' T" ? Y6 H3 c7 _/ j! J
The rumbling, tumbling stones, # d% F/ I+ ]+ M9 s7 C$ x/ i
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! ': x3 ?! X0 z n
The giant sea-dog moans, # v! ]( K u# q l9 r! L
Licking his greasy paws.. T6 y, _* d0 R9 l I- i; m* E3 U
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And when the night wind roars: q' d7 \7 p# b9 M/ }
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, 8 _( w+ E, g6 I. `, Q
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, . d+ B! L1 v, S( [# D
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, ! B8 k) a3 Y* p# C
And howls and hollos long and loud." n, A- l2 a* R" W9 S) j
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But on quiet days in May or June, 6 w% T7 v% h' A: k2 T
When even the grasses on the dune3 x5 `. [9 m( U5 D$ ^* q* p2 Y1 y
Play no more their reedy tune,
7 A5 U( X; I4 w% FWith his head between his paws
+ F3 g# Y, P% S$ A4 h4 y3 PHe lies on the sandy shores,
! S6 e& {( N# T7 v* USo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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J6 @- k( k8 z) Z1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?6 y( C: T5 _# t
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+ i* G) |$ z- ^7 n2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?' J, z/ B% @8 D( P0 Z' @
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- j T3 h% p9 j7 X3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?
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, x. J+ b& v7 l9 B2 b; e7 K4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?+ k9 N0 S) ~' l
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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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