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MAX AND JIM by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

Poet Analysis

First Line: MAX AN' JIM / THEY'RE EACH OTHER'S
Last Line: SHE'LL HAF TO EAT 'EM!
Subject(s): BROTHERS; OBESITY; SLENDERNESS; HALF-BROTHERS; THINNESS;

MAX an' Jim,
They're each other's
Fat an' slim
Little brothers.

Max is thin,
An' Jim, the fac's is,
Fat ag'in
As little Max is!

Their Pa 'lowed
He don't know whuther
He's most proud
Of one er th'other!

Their Ma says
They're both so sweet -- @3'm!@1 --
That she guess
She'll haf to eat 'em!



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