Analysis of Humble Pie

Chrissy.

Limerick
A man once thought himself wise,
But he believed a whole load of lies,
To his despair,
The truth was laid bare,
Now he dines on humble pies.

Scheme AABBA
Poetic Form Limerick 
Metre 0111011 110101111 1101 01111 1111101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 140
Words 32
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 108
Words per stanza (avg) 28

About this poem

Dont be so certain you know what you know.

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Written on November 05, 2023

Submitted by Chrissy. on November 04, 2023

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