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Limerick

Limericks are light-verse poems of five lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBA.

Sam Kilkenny
Limerick

Limericks are light-verse poems of five lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBA. They are usually meant to be light-hearted, comical, coarse, or even whimsical.

Example Limericks

1.

There once was a fly on the wall,
I wonder, why didn’t it fall?
Because its feet stuck? Or was it just luck?
Or does gravity miss things so small?

2.

 I need a front door for my hall,
The replacement I bought was too tall.
So I hacked it and chopped it,
And carefully lopped it,
And now the dumb thing is too small.

3.  

I need a front door for my hall,
The replacement I bought was too tall.
So I hacked it and chopped it,
And carefully lopped it,
And now the dumb thing is too small.

Here are some examples of limericks

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6 responses to “Limerick”

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    […] Japanese poetry written about love or work and is typically comical. It is dubbed the “Japanese Limerick”. It is one stanza made up of four lines. The first three lines are seven syllables. The final […]

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  2. Dodoitsu – The Japanese Limerick – Poetry Is Pretentious

    […] Japanese poetry written about love or work and is typically comical. It is dubbed the “Japanese Limerick”. It is one stanza made up of four lines. The first three lines are seven syllables. The final […]

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    […] The Chastushka poem is known for being humorous or satirical in nature. They originated as a form of folk entertainment in Russia. They can be performed by two people who are trading insults at each other. The form is incredibly similar to a traditional British or American limerick.  […]

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    […] Japanese poetry written about love or work and is typically comical. It is dubbed the “Japanese Limerick”. It is one stanza made up of four lines. The first three lines are seven syllables. The final […]

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    […] The Chastushka poem is known for being humorous or satirical in nature. They originated as a form of folk entertainment in Russia. They can be performed by two people who are trading insults at each other. The form is incredibly similar to a traditional British or American limerick.  […]

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Sam and Corey started Poetry is Pretentious to demystify poetry. More importantly, their 5th grade teacher told them they couldn’t go through life as a team. 18 years later they’re here to prove her wrong.

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