A Sweet Honey Bee Carries a Sting
A sweet honeybee is busy to cling
While pretty to see
it carries the sting
A cucumber tree is bitter to taste
While pretty to see
it entails the waste
A great jamboree is noisy to hear
While pretty to see
it destroys the ear
A gauche lingerie is potent to lust
While pretty to see
it lessens the trust
A spice potpourri is prosy to smell
While pretty to see
it creates the spell
A New Jersey tea is noxious to sip
While pretty to see
it unnerves the lip
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 30, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aBa cBc dBd eBe fBf gBg |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 436 |
Words | 91 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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