A Cornered Rat is a gnome or epigraph, written in a sestet of nonasyllabic meter, and couplet rhyme. Written in 42 words and centered for aesthetic symmetry.
Image by Josehf Lloyd Murchison.
A Cornered Rat No matter what the enemy’s might. The smallest of beasts will stand and fight. Whether a cat or a mighty bear. Confront him only if you take care. For a cornered rat will stand and fight. No matter what the enemy’s might. By Josehf Lloyd Murchison
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