You're A Raven



You're a tiger. You're a cat.
You're a stalker in combat.

You're a rabbit. You're a hare.
You're a steady love affair.

You're a cobra. You're a snake.
You're a killer on the take.

You're a gibbon. You're an ape.
You're an artist of escape.

You're a raven. You're a bird.
You're a hunter in a herd.

You're a thresher. You're a shark.
You're a panic by remark.

You're a rodent. You're a rat.
You're a foodie for all fat.

You're a person. You're a child.
You're a hobo in a wild.

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Submitted on January 13, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB CC DD EE FF AA GG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 461
Words 92
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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