Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore —
No doubt you have heard the name before —
Was a boy who never would shut a door!
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It's a poem in my 4th-grade textbook. It's full of satire and humor, when this line in the first stanza 'Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore' is some kind of poetic device called alliteration
My dad made me learn this poem in 1952 when I was in class3.Yes, because I used to always forget to close the door when I rushed in after playing games with neighborhood boys.Some stanzas still stick with me to date.Now I think it was quite an enjoyable poem.....but then I didn't.
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