A Parent Reprimanded
James Whitcomb Riley 1849 (Greenfield) – 1916 (Indianapolis)
Sometimes I think 'at Parents does
Things ist about as bad as _us_--
Wite 'fore our vurry eyes, at that!
Fer one time Pa he scold' my Ma
'Cause he can't find his hat;
An' she ist _cried_, she did! An' I
Says, 'Ef you scold my Ma
Ever again an' make her cry,
Wy, you sha'n't _be_ my Pa!'
An' nen he laugh' an' find his hat
Ist wite where Ma she said it's at!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 28, 2023
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Scheme | AA BCBDCDCBB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 355 |
Words | 79 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 9 |
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