Results: The long and short of things
Published on 09/12/2016
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The Mahabharata is the longest known epic poem and has been described as "the longest poem ever written". Its longest version consists of over 100,000 shloka or over 200,000 individual verse lines (each shloka is a couplet), and long prose passages. About 1.8 million words in total, the Mahabharata is roughly ten times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined, or about four times the length of the Ramayana. Check off what is true for you:
I've heard of Mahabharata
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Lines on the Antiquity of Microbes, also known simply as Fleas, is a couplet commonly cited as the shortest poem ever written, composed by American poet Strickland Gillilan in the early 20th century.The poem reads in full: Adam Had 'em. Check off what is true for you:
I've heard of Fleas before
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I've read parts of it
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I've read the entire poem
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It's on my list of reads to read
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Lastly. check off which of these facts you know:
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Writing poetry is a good way to earn money
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March 21st is World Poetry Day
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The Epic is one of the earliest types of poetry
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The oldest written poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh originating from Babylon
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A stanza, originally contains 12 lines
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Poetry is an outlet for our emotions
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Poetry is a great way to improve your vocabulary
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Poetry can be used to make your rap better
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