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The Sea
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The sea is a hungry dog, ' }9 s" H2 _7 @# N* p S/ u. j$ j
Giant and grey.
7 K$ ]% c/ M4 l' ? cHe rolls on the beach all day.
4 H) L7 R' |; Y. r: y9 iWith his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws, T6 W8 `$ [& d9 X& L- f. l- y
Hour upon hour he gnaws+ v! |4 `, B8 e7 m$ T
The rumbling, tumbling stones, 7 k% e' R, y6 C
And 'Bones, bones, bones, bones! '
1 }4 f& u5 O' Q7 K* g# h' zThe giant sea-dog moans, " \0 K( P4 @9 I' @2 I$ K2 f$ [
Licking his greasy paws.
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And when the night wind roars& X/ L$ l5 h% F/ {: L
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
7 {9 C# G0 @) v- x3 `7 E$ [He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
1 I0 s# ]. ?3 W9 HShaking his wet sides over the cliffs, ' X( s& k( V, `$ `) A* P8 i
And howls and hollos long and loud.
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But on quiet days in May or June,
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Play no more their reedy tune, - G" V9 l x U1 J: R
With his head between his paws
0 i, b6 T8 h7 g; ]9 [4 m6 bHe lies on the sandy shores,
* V, p5 y/ k/ Z0 `0 }# MSo quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.
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1.what are some of the qualities the sea and a dog have in comon?, Q' r" S3 l8 H/ m& i* |8 J
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2."shaking his wet side over the cliffs..." what is the sea doing?
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- c- S. ]8 V& |* R8 D) c; ?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?8 e, p! J ^6 v" ]' z+ I7 A
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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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