Analysis of Limerick of Dennis
There once was a man named Dennis
Who liked to play naked tennis
He played in the buff
Till he had enough
When he became the town menace
| Scheme | ABCCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) Cinquain (20%) Lanturne (20%) |
| Metre | 11101110 11111010 11001 11101 11010110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 132 |
| Words | 28 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on August 27, 2017
Modified on April 29, 2023
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