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The sea is a hungry dog,
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He rolls on the beach all day.$ P& `, A3 ?- }7 B) ?( {' L2 i
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws( x: h% e+ M) I9 Z
Hour upon hour he gnaws( G+ R" H5 N1 h% i& t, I
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
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& m6 T2 c) f; Y9 C/ A4 eThe giant sea-dog moans,
8 H& ^3 a# \/ o5 o( @! nLicking his greasy paws.& ]: t. V/ N2 K6 w- {4 m5 f5 w3 ^
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And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud, ; r! u6 Q, K5 g
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, 7 ]) D$ M' D( V1 X; d# Q* l
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, 9 A6 r% j/ x2 {& p2 I1 C9 z
And howls and hollos long and loud.$ H5 m/ [5 Q8 ^/ }8 Q* I
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But on quiet days in May or June, , y8 U& }" o+ L# u1 J
When even the grasses on the dune
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) P5 a! d' d8 v* Y% Z; m% VWith his head between his paws
# ~" ?2 S: P: C2 `: AHe lies on the sandy shores,
4 Q4 ], r6 u/ o _% H8 H- cSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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: y9 H/ Y- l% \- `- y/ ], M: o1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?: ?0 c. h/ z0 n# I
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- |& o3 h& o8 p& ?$ C4 w! b2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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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?
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/ n, w1 E1 B+ _0 W5.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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