Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WHALE, by HILAIRE BELLOC Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The whale that wanders round the pole Alternate Author Name(s): Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Rene Subject(s): Whales | ||||||||
The Whale that wanders round the Pole Is not a table fish. You cannot bake or boil him whole Nor serve him in a dish; But you may cut his blubber up And melt it down for oil. And so replace the colza bean (A product of the soil). These facts should all be noted down And ruminated on, By every boy in Oxford town Who wants to be a Don. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SAN DIEGO AND MATISSE: 2. OUTSIDE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A ROCKING... by CLARENCE MAJOR BESTIARY U.S.A.: WHALE by ANNE SEXTON WATCHING THE WHALE by ANNIE FINCH THE WHALE IN THE BLUE WASHING MACHINE by JOHN HAINES THE WELLFLEET WHALE by STANLEY JASSPON KUNITZ THE QUAKER GRAVEYARD IN NANTUCKET by ROBERT LOWELL JONAH'S SONG, FR. MOBY DICK by HERMAN MELVILLE |
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