Ax To Grind
Many have an ax to grind to further ambition.
Many have a double bind to confuse cognition.
Many have a bone to pick to give admonition.
Many have a carrot-stick to induce condition.
Many have a band of gold to uphold tradition.
Many have a hand to hold to cheer disposition.
Many have a myth to tell to gain recognition.
Many have a thing to sell to collect commission.
Many have a mark to make to win competition.
Many have a score to break to beat opposition.
Many have a heart to find to achieve fruition.
Many have a mate to bind to give parturition.
Many have a wit intact to reach erudition.
Many have a precise fact to quell superstition.
Many have a mouth to feed to stop malnutrition.
Many have a field to seed to restock transition.
Many have an ox to gore to bolster position.
Many have an open door to set loose volition.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on April 01, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 817 |
Words | 157 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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