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Heavy handed Harold

Leo Long 1986 (Durban)

Heavy handed Harold
With quiet Quinton quarrelled
Fighting for fine filly
Slapped he said silent silly

When wooed woman was aware
‘bout the beating he did bare
She scorned the scolding suitor
And courted Quinton, the cuter
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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 217
Words 37
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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