AN ELOQUENT ELEPHANT
AN ELOQUENT ELEPHANT
An elephant with eloquence
Is not much more than common sense
He chooses words with great aplomb
And never puts a word in wrong
He will regale you with his tales
Of treachery and trunkery
Of how and why and when and where
He'll make you feel like you were there
His wits will fit into your gloves
The roundness of his voice will soothe
He holds a room and no one yawns
He'll make you glad that you've been born
Impressive questions he will take
An answer handy in each case
His knowledge stretches far and wide
And he can see things from both sides
And on a plate a great summation
Touching on the subjects raised
And when his presentation's through
You'll all know more than you once knew
He'll wow you, bow and take his leave
He will not milk you for applause
You'll feel that he's been heaven sent
This elephant with eloquence.
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Written on December 28, 2021
Submitted by rayeden on December 28, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | X AXXX XBBB XXXX XXXX XXBX XXXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 859 |
Words | 168 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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