Analysis of Limerick: There was an Old Man of th' Abruzzi
Edward Lear 1812 (Holloway) – 1888 (Sanremo)
There was an Old Man of th' Abruzzi,
So blind that he couldn't his foot see;
When they said, 'That's your toe,'
He replied, 'Is it so?'
That doubtful Old Man of th' Abruzzi.
| Scheme | AABAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) Cinquain (20%) |
| Metre | 111111111 111110111 111111 101111 110111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 177 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| 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) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 25, 2023
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