Sticks and Stones
The sticks snap like twigs, the stones bang like hammers,
So which to choose? This or that, snappy or not?
Or should I have both? What about a flower?
Flowers would be good! But what will I allot?
They asked for sticks, stones, what about another?
They may like that, this, but on their blindspot,
I will take what I want, not giving any to others!
They can go get their own sticks’n rocks, I like my flowers!
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Ottava Rima
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Written on May 02, 2022
Submitted by OzmenPoetry on May 14, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 413 |
Words | 85 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
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