Analysis of There was an old person of Nice
Edward Lear 1812 (Holloway) – 1888 (Sanremo)
There was an old person of Nice,
Whose associates were usually Geese.
They walked out together, in all sorts of weather.
That affable person of Nice!
| Scheme | ABCA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111011 10100010001 111010011110 11001011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 163 |
| Words | 28 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 119 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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