Lymerick
- A limerick is a poem that consists of 5 lines.
- It uses the rhyme scheme of AABBA.
- Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme and are longer.
- Lines 3 and 4 rhyme and are shorter.
- Limericks are usually humorous and often tell funny stories.
- The pattern is as follows:
- Line 1 = A (long)
- Line 2 = A (long)
- Line 3 = B (short)
- Line 4 = B (short)
- Line 5 = A (long)
Examples
There was a young lady named Sue,
Who thought she had nothing to do. Then she looked at her list, And saw she had missed, Her English assignment and math paper too. |
All eyes were on Archibald Snow,
Whose bobsled was ready to go. He would win the big race, If he stayed with the pace, And didn't get caught down below. |
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "It is just as I feared!" Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard! |
There was an Old Man of Nantucket
Who kept all his cash in a bucket. His daughter, called Nan, Ran away with a man, And as for the bucket, Nantucket. |
There once was a wonderful star
Who thought she would go very far Until she fell down And looked like a clown She knew she would never go far. |
There was an Old Man in a boat,
Who said, "I'm afloat, I'm afloat!" When they said, "No! you ain't!" He was ready to faint, That unhappy Old Man in a boat. |