Jack Sprat — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics
Jack Sprat could eat no fat,
His wife could eat no lean,
And so betwixt the two of them
They licked the platter clean
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Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "Jack Sprat" uses 4 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.
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- The lyrics to Jack Sprat are: Jack Sprat could eat no fat, / His wife could eat no lean, / And so betwixt the two of them / They licked the platter clean
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- "Jack Sprat" has 4 lines of verse.
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