Analysis of Man from New Delhi
R.G. Kaimal 1954 (Dhanbad)
There was a man from New Delhi.
He would always dance with glee.
He broke a left leg.
Had had a big peg.
Even in bed he hummed like a bee.
| Scheme | AABBA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Limerick |
| Metre | 11011110 111111 11011 11011 100111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 138 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 103 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
About this poem
This poem is a limerick.
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Written on November 21, 2022
Submitted by jgdrgk on November 20, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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