Analysis of There was an Old Man of Thermopylae
Edward Lear 1812 (Holloway) – 1888 (Sanremo)
There was an old man of Thermopylæ,
Who never did anything properly;
But they said, "If you choose, To boil eggs in your shoes,
You shall never remain in Thermopylæ."
| Scheme | AABA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Mâni Rubaiyat |
| Metre | 1111111 110110100 111111111011 11100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 176 |
| Words | 33 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 127 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 12, 2023
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