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THE HIPPOPOTAMUS by HILAIRE BELLOC

Poet Analysis

First Line: I SHOOT THE HIPPOPOTAMUS
Last Line: HIS HIDE IS SURE TO FLATTEN 'EM
Subject(s): ANIMALS; HIPPOPOTAMUSES;
I shoot the Hippopotamus
With bullets made of platinum,
Because if I use leaden ones
His hide is sure to flatten 'em.



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