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SNAIL by JOHN DRINKWATER

Poet Analysis

First Line: SNAIL UPON THE WALL
Last Line: IT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
Subject(s): ANIMALS; SNAILS;

Snail upon the wall,
Have you got at all
Anything to tell
About your shell?
Only this, my child --
When the wind is wild,
Or when the sun is hot,
It's all I've got.







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