Deep Sleep
Endymion, a tall tale,
received generous scouth.
By sleeping in forever
he found eternal youth.
Sleeping Beauty, a tall tale,
received unending love.
By snoozing a hundred years.
she found her turtledove.
Ephesus sleepers, a tall tale,
received a refuge cave.
By dozing three thousand months
they found the delta wave.
Rip Van Winkle, a tall tale,
received freedom unfurled.
By napping for twenty years
he found a revised world.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB ACDC AEXE AFDF |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 413 |
Words | 70 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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