A Candle — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics
Little Nanny Etticoat
In a white petticoat,
And a red nose.
The longer she stands
The shorter she grows.
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Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "A Candle" uses 5 lines to create a memorable verse — proof that effective poetry doesn't need to be long. Pay attention to the meter: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is what makes the rhyme stick in your head.
Songwriters and poets can borrow these patterns. Try writing your own lyrics using the same rhyme scheme and line length as this nursery rhyme. You can also use words from the poem above as starting points — click any word to find rhymes or look up its definition, then build from there.
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- What are the words to A Candle?
- The lyrics to A Candle are: Little Nanny Etticoat / In a white petticoat, / And a red nose. / The longer she stands / The shorter she grows.
- How many lines does A Candle have?
- "A Candle" has 5 lines of verse.
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