Eater Beater
Never eat an alley cat
Little hares are game
Never eat a galley rat
Little snares are lame
Never eat a germy fly
Dirty birds are game
Never eat a wormy pie
Dirty words are lame
Never eat a jelly-fish
Crusty snails are game
Never eat a silly dish
Crusty tales are lame
Never eat a fiery ant
Killer bees are game
Never eat a miry plant
Killer fees are lame
Never eat a hallow dog
Sacred cows are game
Never eat a tallow hog
Sacred vows are lame
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CBCB DBDB EBEB XBXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 423 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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