American Story
Woke up this morning
To try and eat my Bran Flakes
Only to find out
I was almost out of pancakes
Two bowls of Jello
A glass of O.J.
Enough to keep going
'Til the very next day
Ten dollars of food
With so much to do
Lessed than a minute
Who's watching after you
An American story
Only half way through
No time for sittin' around
Lioke there's nothin' to do
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Daily Living
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Written on May 13, 2023
Submitted by smartedward on May 13, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB XCAC XDXD XDXD |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 359 |
Words | 78 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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