1920 TO 1929



     I am the roaring twenties
And the cotton club.
   I am Al Capone and his
Thugs.

   I am the rise of
Joseph Stalin.
   I am the age of science
And penicillin.

   I am Walt Disney and
Mickey Mouse.
   I am electricity in
My house.

   I am the stock
Market Crash.
   I am the first Academy
Award bash.

   I am Miss America pageant
The first time.
   I am Valentino dies reads
The headlines.

   I am the great depression
Sweeps the land.
   I am Lindbergh on north
Atlantic flight plan.

   I am Betty Crocker and
Wonder bread.
   I am the great migration
Watch me spread.

   I am speakeasies and Gerber
Baby food.
   I am the age of jazz puts
You in the mood.

   I am the womans right to
Vote, 19th amendment.
   I am seven-up, Coca cola's
First resentment.

     Turbo1904

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THE DECADES

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Submitted by Turbo1904 on January 16, 2023

Modified on April 23, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XAXA BCXC XDXD EXXX AXXX BFAF XGXG XEXE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 820
Words 183
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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