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Song of the Open Road

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

I think that I shall never see
A billboard lovely as a tree
Indeed, unless the billboards fall
I’ll never see a tree at all.
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on August 26, 2020

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 123
Words 25
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
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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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