This is an analysis of There Once Was A Fellow Called Croll by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis.

There once was a fellow called Croll,
Who loved to hear periods roll…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbX
  • Stanza lengths: 5,
  • Metre: 11101011 11011001 101001 001111 11111111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: limerick
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 5