Analysis of It WAs an old, old, old, lady../"by Henry Cuyler Bunner

Henry Cuyler Bunner 1885 (Oswego New York) – 1896 (Nutley New Jersey)



It was an old, old, old, old lady and a boy who was half past three. And the way the played together was beautiful to see. She couldn't go running and jumping and the boy no more could he.


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Characters 188
Words 39
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
Lines Amount 1
Letters per line (avg) 143
Words per line (avg) 39
Letters per stanza (avg) 143
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Henry Cuyler Bunner

Henry Cuyler Bunner was an American novelist and poet. He is known mainly for Tower of Babel. Bunner's works have been praised by librarians for its "technical dexterity, playfulness and smoothness of finish". more…

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