Eggs
You're a pedantic "egghead" with a bookish pretense
You're a cerebral mugwump
with no common sense
You have an "egg on your face" to show embarrassment
You have an ignominy
to show gross debasement
You're one to "egg on" someone goading a performance
You're one to bully someone
goading a conformance
You've laid a giant "goose egg" like an depleted shell
You've laid a path drained of verve
like an exhausted well
You have a cushy "nest egg" as a financial swerve
You have a miser's mattress
as a hidden reserve
You're described as a "good egg" because of the surmise
You're described as a credit
because of the disguise.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXA BXB CXC DED EXE FXF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 605 |
Words | 110 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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