THE HUGE MAN AND THE STUPID MAN
Kilroy Jenkins 1978 (New York) – 2018 (Dublin)
Sitting atop a tall hill
sat an even taller man
Wearing a tall hat
sipping from a tall can
Inside the can
was a foolish man
For only a foolish man
would enter a can
The man shouts
"FREE ME FROM THIS CAN"
But the big man shouts
"OF YOU, I AM NOT A FAN"
So the big man took a big ol' gulp
and slurped the man with all his pulp
About this poem
Perhaps the best display of Jenkins' storytelling ability, this poem tells the tale of two polar opposites learning to work in harmony.
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Written on March 12, 1998
Submitted by aidanw.96848 on April 20, 2023
Modified on April 20, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA AAAA BABA CC |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 327 |
Words | 75 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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