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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.; v# Q# @) j( y! W
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
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The rumbling, tumbling stones, * Y9 I3 `1 [1 K; c
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
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Licking his greasy paws.% x2 \' r' e+ _* L
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And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, L) C9 t/ X x; D* O/ @1 J& P
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, * n- y3 Q) E: A! S3 B f; j2 Q
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
' ^1 {0 F; O0 e4 F0 C3 t* V" q) {8 _And howls and hollos long and loud.
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+ J( ~. K% Y) E5 NBut on quiet days in May or June, & i8 \7 I/ E3 c. D ^
When even the grasses on the dune
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With his head between his paws
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So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.5 n( G( o5 H$ ^% Y# w4 h- ]2 K( o
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?+ [' N/ W& s/ |4 Z- y
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* \ k4 z I D ^6 d# q2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?) H8 W* Q- u) {" n1 P: w6 `' m" t t* Q
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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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1 T3 D9 R3 e+ }: o/ U( x+ N6 F4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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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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