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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog,
: C: u; m( l/ W7 JGiant and grey.
, I; q6 G0 w6 x0 gHe rolls on the beach all day.
$ y* c9 S! O( B, X ^With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
: |) m/ M6 ?' i3 iHour upon hour he gnaws
6 N& ]1 F7 a1 jThe rumbling, tumbling stones, 3 x* H6 M! ?0 h: _5 z9 c4 ^
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! ': R+ V2 |. J; x7 r) M
The giant sea-dog moans, 5 X8 p' b, p# |. T
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars, K# }; D) ?$ y* d v6 U# j
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, ) N3 Z( q2 H* j3 t5 `1 ^, m! ?
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 3 y! W! m# h6 Q5 Q
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
# ~- k+ K& M( L+ [+ lAnd howls and hollos long and loud.1 @3 s2 x3 R6 m9 d- X6 J
) Z6 y" D* B* [But on quiet days in May or June,
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Play no more their reedy tune, 8 W3 }3 a7 O& C- i- b4 }, o
With his head between his paws: U$ M; f7 K ]9 Z; w
He lies on the sandy shores,
+ T ^, ^# }5 \! v: @9 z8 WSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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3 d( I$ C( u3 b2 G1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?: b7 [3 l/ J8 M; a# O! A# n; h
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?! U, W' A, C) k% ~
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3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?9 A7 L9 n6 K: M% S: f
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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; A P- |0 W y% f# V5.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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