Analysis of Batman Dave (limerick)



There once was a man named Dave
Who went fishing inside a cave
A crazed bat flew by
Dropped dung in his eye
Now he can't see to shave!


Scheme AABBA
Poetic Form Limerick 
Metre 1110111 11100101 01111 11011 111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 130
Words 29
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 104
Words per stanza (avg) 29
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on April 24, 2023

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Linda D. Blakely

I was born in West Virginia and raised in Kentucky. I've been writing poetry since high school and have been in many poetry circles on the internet. I am known in these circles as the "legendarylinda". I have won contests, received medals and many other merits for my poetry. I would love to travel and see the world. My hero is Jesus Christ. I wish to dedicate this book to my parents and all my friends everywhere in the world. ~Peace Legendary Linda more…

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