Give A Man



Give a man a cracker
and he's happy
Take away his cracker
and he's sad
Steal away his cracker
and he's angry
Make a man go crackers
and he's had

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Man revolving around food

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Written on February 08, 2022

Submitted by Poetbird on February 08, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABACABDC
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 144
Words 30
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

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1 Comment
  • Dougla$Irishman
    Do you remember Cracker Jacks ? ( in a box )
    LikeReply2 years ago
    • Poetbird
      sure do. loved them. i see them around the odd time in stores still. to be a kid again...LOL Trevor
      LikeReply2 years ago

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