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What does the line, "And we'd go to the Dee, and the Jelly Bo Lee," mean in Edward Lear's "The Duck and the Kangaroo"?

What is the meaning of 'roo-matiz' in Edward Lear's works?

What is the rhyming scheme in "The Duck and the Kangaroo"?

How would you explain Edward Lear's poem "Incidents in the Life of My Uncle Arly"?

Can you provide a summary of Edward Lear's poem "The Duck and the Kangaroo"?

What are the different kinds of metrical feet used in lines 1, 2, and 5 of this limerick by Edward Lear: There was a young lady of Wilts, Who walked up to Scotland on stilts; When they said it is shocking To show so much stocking, She answered, "The what about kilts?" ---------------------- I'm having a hard time determining which syllables are stressed and unstressed. If you could help me determine the stressed syllables, I can easily figure out the metrical foot used. :/ I'd really appreciate it.

What is the rhyme scheme in the following limerick by Edward Lear? There was a young lady of Wilts Who walked up to Scotland on stilts When they said it is shocking To show so much stocking She answered, "Then what about kilts?

What is the kangaroo's fear in “The Duck and the Kangaroo”?

I need to locate a limerick by Edward Lear that has a political undertone to it. I also need to understand the background to the poem and source material.

What are the different kinds of metrical feet used in lines 1, 2, and 5 of this poem by Edward Lear? There was a young lady of Wilts, Who walked up to Scotland on stilts; When they said it is shocking To show so much stocking, She answered, "Then what about kilts?"

Aside from formatting, what marks the border between concrete poetry and nonsense poetry and distinguishes them from each other?