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There Was an Old Man with a Beard

Edward Lear 1812 (Holloway) – 1888 (Sanremo)

There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "It is just as I feared! --
Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 02, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 160
Words 37
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
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Edward Lear

Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author and poet, and is known now mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised. more…

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  • Dougla$Irishman
    Dougla$Irishman
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    I have a beard but only bread crumbs and sweets in it !
    LikeReply1 year ago

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