WRITING A LIMERICK

WHAT IS A LIMERICK?

-IT’ S A SPECIAL HUMOROUS SHORT POEM

-IT’S ALSO A CITY AND A COUNTY IN IRELAND

- THIS SHORT POEM HAS ALWAYS FIVE VERSESONE COUPLET AND ONE TRIPLET, AND A RHYME PATTERN OF AABBA

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Hello, how are you I’m NickHere to teach you a fun little trickTo have a good time when making a rhymeTry writing your own limerick

So listen close to this songLines two and five are all alongAnd in poems of this sortMake lines three and four shortAnd I promise you´ll never go wrong

There once was a very bright kid.Was awesome in all that he didHe learned every trickTo write a limerickAnd the teacher sure did flip her lid.

There was an old man with a beardWho said, “It is just as I feared.Two owls and a henFour larks and a wrenHave all built their nests in my beard!”

Now try completing this limerick:

There once was a pauper named MegWho accidentally broke her _______.She slipped on the ______.Not once, but thriceTake no pity on her, I __________.

There was once a boy named ...............

Who liked to ..................................

But he ...................................................

And he .................................................

So he ....................................................

There is a girl from ..............................

Who usually .........................................

But she never ...........................

And she ...................................

So I promise you ...............................

If you find it difficult to rhyme words,

try using this webpage:

www.rhymezone.com