Java: Print the following string in a specific format

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Twinkle Poem Formatter

Write a Java program to print the following string in a specific format (see output).
Sample Output

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
	How I wonder what you are! 
		Up above the world so high,   		
		Like a diamond in the sky. 
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, 
	How I wonder what you are

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Sample Solution:

Java Code:

public class Example43 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Display a pattern of a nursery rhyme.
        System.out.println("\nTwinkle, twinkle, little star, \n\tHow I wonder what you are! \n\t\tUp above the world so high, \n\t\tLike a diamond in the sky. \nTwinkle, twinkle, little star, \n\tHow I wonder what you are!\n\n");
    }
}

Sample Output:

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,                                         
        How I wonder what you are!                                     
                Up above the world so high,                            
                Like a diamond in the sky.                             
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,                                         
        How I wonder what you are!

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Print another poem in a similar format.
• Modify the program to align text differently.
• Write a program that reads a poem from a file and formats it.
• Display the poem with special formatting like colors.

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