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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, 2 Y5 k D! ?9 K& b5 k+ g
Giant and grey.# O8 v6 m2 f, C+ L5 i. i
He rolls on the beach all day.* e1 o: t# ]' k* ?# ~0 K
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws" I2 \4 T' I1 L* b6 y
Hour upon hour he gnaws
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And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
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Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars
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He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, * \! D+ L, Y, m2 _4 B! p3 W W
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs, , Q9 A; q# p2 ?/ p, n$ W
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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4 V" b1 R, J1 w2 b" K6 LBut on quiet days in May or June,
3 \% X# i& D* h5 P% T iWhen even the grasses on the dune
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With his head between his paws
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: g) B3 x, x9 U" c$ m1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?
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0 N$ s$ A- E% M1 R4 K- h& N9 n2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?+ ?, T% j9 l- [) b0 u9 R2 l
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" s+ }& O" J* f. j! {8 S6 }3."And howls and hollos long and loud." what aspect of the sea is the poet emphasizing?8 a: i( ^! r- L5 ^2 J# v/ L o
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4."with his head between his paws" what does the dog indicate about the sea?
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+ G/ O5 W- N+ ?. |# e7 O, i5.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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