Analysis of Limerick: There was an Old Derry down Derry,
Edward Lear 1812 (Holloway) – 1888 (Sanremo)
There was an Old Derry down Derry,
Who loved to see little folks merry;
So he made them a Book,
And with laughter they shook,
At the fun of that Derry down Derry!
| Scheme | AABBA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Limerick |
| Metre | 111110110 111110110 111101 011011 1011110110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 170 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 125 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 21, 2023
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