Uncle Dan's Will
Uncle Dan wrote out his will,
All legal-like and proper.
He knew he'd not much time to kill
Before he'd come a cropper.
He'd truly lived a merry life
And led us all a dance.
He never took himself a wife,
But loved a good romance.
A ladies' man he'd always been,
And when the will was read,
Several ladies graced the scene
To hear just what was said.
All those ladies came away
With trifling bits and pieces,
But old Dan's fortune on that day
Went to his favourite nieces!
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Copyright © Robert Haigh 2017
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on July 24, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD XEXE FGFG F |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 513 |
| Words | 97 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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