literary_concept

ocean personified

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Properties

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flourishin’ his tail, stirs in the spicin’, smacks his lips
attributes
jolly, joker, funny, sporty, gamy, jesty, joky, hoky-poky lad
description
A personification of the sea in Stubb's song, depicted as a playful, powerful, and indifferent entity that 'smacks his lips' at storms.

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  • referenced_byStubb
    context
    sings about
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    source_text
    Oh! jolly is the gale, And a joker is the whale, A’ flourishin’ his tail,— Such a funny, sporty, gamy, jesty, joky, hoky-poky lad, is the Ocean, oh!
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    2026-03-02T00:16:33.802Z
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