Dinner Time
Oh my mother is not nice.
My mother will give me no cake.
Mother said not even one slice.
You must eat up all of your vegatables.
I do not want to eat them.
They do not have the same taste.
What I want is Ice cream.
I also, very much, want cake.
Father will you realize?
Mother has made a mistake?
Father do you care for me?
Will you please give me some cake?
Father looked pleadingly to Mother.
Mother firmly shook her head no.
Into my mouth a the vegetables did go.
I chewed them with my teeth,
I have mean people parents.
I even have to eat my beets.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | ABAACDEBFBGBHIIJKL |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 536 |
| Words | 112 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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