Analysis of Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Hull
Edward Lear 1812 (Holloway) – 1888 (Sanremo)
There was a Young Lady of Hull,
Who was chased by a virulent bull;
But she seized on a spade,
And called out, 'Who's afraid?'
Which distracted that virulent bull.
Scheme | ABCCB |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) Cinquain (20%) |
Metre | 11011011 111101001 111101 011101 101011001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 166 |
Words | 33 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 5 |
Lines Amount | 5 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 124 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 24, 2023
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