T was a tortoise

Read 'T was a tortoise' by 'Edward Lear' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

T was a tortoise by Edward Lear

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was a tortoise,All yellow and black:He walked slowly away,And he never came back.

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Torty never came back!


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