Good Old William
Roger McGough 1937 (Litherland)
- 'I concur
with everything you say,'
smiled William.
'Oh yes
I concur with that.
I agree.'
' If that's the general feeling
you can count on me.
Can't say fairer.'
Good old
William, the Concurrer.
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on June 15, 2020
Modified by RobertHaigh on June 15, 2020
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXX XXB XBA XA |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 188 |
Words | 39 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 2 |
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