Analysis of Limerick:There was a Young Lady of Sweden
Edward Lear 1812 (Holloway) – 1888 (Sanremo)
There was a Young Lady of Sweden,
Who went by the slow rain to Weedon;
When they cried, 'Weedon Station!'
She made no observation
But thought she should go back to Sweden.
| Scheme | AAAAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Monorhyme |
| Metre | 110110110 111011110 1111010 111010 111111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 175 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 133 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 06, 2023
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