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THE ELEPHANT by HILAIRE BELLOC

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHEN PEOPLE CALL THIS BEAST TO MIND
Last Line: SO LARGE A TRUNK BEFORE
Subject(s): ELEPHANTS;

WHEN people call this beast to mind,
They marvel more and more
At such a LITTLK tail behind,
So LARGE a trunk before



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