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ADAM'S TASK by JOHN HOLLANDER

Poem Explanation

First Line: THOU, PAW-PAW-PAW; THOU, GLURD; THOU, SPOTTED
Last Line: Thou, sproal, thou, zant, thou, lily-eater. / naming's over. Day is done
Subject(s): ADAM & EVE; ANIMALS; BIBLE; LANGUAGE; MYTHOLOGY; EVE; WORDS; VOCABULARY;
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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49110/adams-task


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