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A Flea And A Fly In A Flue

Ogden Nash 1902 (Rye, New York) – 1971 (Baltimore)

A flea and a fly in a flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the fly, "let us flee!"
"Let us fly!" said the flea.
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 181
Words 40
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
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Ogden Nash

Ogden Nash (1902-1971) was, during his lifetime, the most well-known American writer of light verse, and his popularity has continued after his death. His witty style has been imitated by many, but none have quite equalled the old master. more…

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