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Man from New Delhi

R.G. Kaimal 1954 (Dhanbad)

Limerick
There was a man from New Delhi.
He would always dance with glee.
He broke a left leg.
Had had a big peg.
Even in bed he hummed like a bee.

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This poem is a limerick.

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Written on November 21, 2022

Submitted by jgdrgk on November 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 138
Words 35
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
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