Jet



One giant jumbo jet,
Ready for the flight.
One giant jumbo jet,
Doors closed tight.

The engines start a-roaring,
Everything is fine;
Start
down the runway
Following a line.

The wings are all a-silver,
The jets are all
a-glow.
Pull back the joystick
And up we go.
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Submitted on September 17, 2009

Modified on April 18, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AbAb xcxxc xxdxd
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 249
Words 47
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 5, 5

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