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The Man Who Lives in a Can

Trapped, deep in a cranberry can,

There lives a certain miniscule man

Who pines for less stuffy air,

See; he's rather cramped in there.

But he stays for, to leave, he has no plan.

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Mysticalxx
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Hahaha, nice! This made me laugh. One thing, though: the punctuation is fine, except for the last line. "But he stays for, to leave, he has no plan". Here, I think the comma should've been after the "stay." And in the first line, the comma after the "trapped" was unnecessary. Still, your choice. :)

Good one! Poor little man! I can think of ways to make this poem more dramatic.....

Mysticalxx

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RubyRed
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Hello Link, I very much enjoyed this poem. I would have to say I found it quite funny. I just I have say maybe it would be better if you put the comma after "stays" instead of "for" that way if flows better. And make some more I think lots of people would like to read them! Anyway keep writing and NEVER get discouraged. :D

~Nunya

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Tuesday
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Tuesday wrote a review · Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:57 pm

Hello CapitalMonday here for a review. I like to being by saying this limerick is so funny and so cute that I think is my favorite limerick ever. Also like how you can let the reader use their imagery sensors to see the man in the can. To start off, I have never wrote a limerick in my life
even if I wanted too. This one, however, could be one that i could wrote since I'm a random person with no taste into whatever I write plus I believe that this could go on into some more limericks like his wife and his two daughters bunking out in there, jamming.

Anyway, I like how you show/tell us what the size and shape of the man is and what kind of can would that can be. I believe that if i lived in a can, i would probably die within the next hour but if the can was mansion, then that would be a different story.

But the can is a can with man who dreams of having the free air, dripping into his lungs for then he can breathe freely and inside this can, he can be protected against humans who might eat him.

Farewell,
CapitalMonday

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DrFeelGood
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Awesome! This is something so fresh that it grabbed my attention immediately. I really like madly innovative poems that defy conventional logic and this is exactly the reason why I like this.

I don't really know what a limerick is (Bare with me, I'm a wannabe poet) but I found this amusing. I read some reviews talking about rhyme scheme and all, but leaving the technicalities aside, I'd like to tell you that this is very original in creative thinking. I'm really tired by the standard 'Too deep to understand" poems that occasionally numb my mind.

Far away in a cranberry can


LOL. Never thought someone would live in a can.

But has no way to leave there;


Was there a carefully placed subtle pun of live/leave. Because either ways the sentence is perfectly meaningful and still fits in very well in the context.

He'll die an uncomfortable man.


Should have ended it on that note, but it made little difference because everything here took place so fast that it felt a real, unusual end to an amusing little poem.

Loved it! Keep up the great work!

Thanks. I finished editing it just now. I'm glad you enjoyed it and am still open to suggestions.

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Snazzy
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Snazzy wrote a review · Sun Dec 28, 2014 7:20 pm

Hello! :D
*laughs hysterically* "Hang on a minute.." *laughs again* Okay. :D Now that that is over with, I must review this. :) This is hilarious! :) First of all, the man lives in a can....and it's a, CRANBERRY CAN!!! :D *laughs again* Okay, but seriously, seriously. :D It is really well written. :) I only have one nitpick for this. :D

"Far away in a cranberry can
There lives a certain miniscule man"

I think you need to add some punctuation to this, like-

"Far away in a cranberry can,
There lives a certain miniscule man."

The same thing for the last three lines. :) Also, the word man at the end also seems a bit out of place since you already used it in the second line. :) But that's probably not wrong, just me.... :D Other than that, I couldn't find anything to correct! :D Have you ever heard of Shel Silverstein? This poem reminds me a lot of his poems. Short, and hilarious, which I love! :) Great job, and keep writing! :) :D
~Snazzy :D
Stay Awesome :)

I'll see if I can give the last line a better end rhyme. And I will add some punctuation. You're right. Thanks, Snazzy.

Technically, I agree with some of the reviews before. Watch the form, because it is off from the AABBA rule it is supposed to follow. Nonetheless it really is amusing to read. Even with the humor behind it, it creates the ability to picture this man really quickly and I applaud you for well word choice in order to do that. If you just re-look at it to follow the limerick form then you should be well on your way!

Actually, you're wrong about the form. I already corrected it.

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emeraldfox
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As @EricBarkman said, this isn't actually a limerick because a limerick has five lines with the rhyme scheme AABBA and this poem had five lines with the rhyme scheme AABCCB. But regardless, I enjoyed this poem because it was lighthearted and humorous. You didn't have any spelling, grammar, or capitalization errors. The only thing I noticed was that you used punctuation in the the third line, but never anywhere else in the poem. Great job!

You're right about the limerick form. My bad--I'll try to convert it to the proper form. Thanks for keeping me and the world of literature accountable in a time when standards are dying--awesome! Thanks, and have a great day.

I didn't think you should change the poem-just maybe not call it a limerick. Unless you really wanted it to be a limerick...

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Bliese
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Hello! :)

This is super light hearted and funny, which is refreshing because a lot of the stuff written is usually deeper. I loved it! If you continued to write different verses it could defiantly either be a really cool song, or like a folk tail which would be stellar!

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EricBarkman
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Well, this isn't actually a limerick, as those are five lines long with a rhyming pattern of AABBA, while this is six lines long with a rhyming pattern of AABCCB. That said, it is still a fun little poem, similar to a limerick in it's simplicity. I can't really find any fault, except that I would probably have used "it would" instead of "it'd", as "it'd" sounds weird to me.

I applaud your upholding the standard. Thanks much! I will refine this.



There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts.
— Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart