Man From Nantucket



There one was a man from Nantucket
Who carried all of his stuff in a bucket
His watch, his wallet, his what-cha-ma-call it.
Even a feather from a duck who did pluck it.

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Written on September 05, 2021

Submitted by aspengraphix on September 05, 2021

Modified on May 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 166
Words 33
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4

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