This is an analysis of Limerick:There Was An Old Man Of The Coast by Edward Lear.

There was an Old Man of the coast,
Who placidly sat on a post;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabba
  • Stanza lengths: 5,
  • Metre: 11111001 11001101 11011 101001 11111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: limerick
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 5