This is an analysis of Limerick: There Was A Young Lady Whose Chin by Edward Lear.

There was a Young Lady whose chin,
Resembled the point of a pin;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabba
  • Stanza lengths: 5,
  • Metre: 11011011 01001001 111011 11001 111001001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: limerick
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 5

Anaphora

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