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Types of Poetry:
Limericks
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Limericks
Limericks are funny �ve lined poems that follow a set rhythm pattern.
The �rst, second and �fth lines are longer and the third and fourth lines are shorter.
The �rst, second and �fth lines end with rhyming words and the third and fourth lines end with rhyming words. (A-A-B-B-A)
There are generally a total of 39 syllables in a limerick with 9 syllables in the �rst and second lines, 6 syllables in the third and fourth lines and 9 syllables in the �fth line (9 , 9 , 6 , 6 , 9.)
When you read a limerick you can hear that the emphasised syllables create patterns that repeat within the poem.
There was an Old Man of Kilkenny,Who never had more than a penny; He spent all that money, In onions and honey,That wayward Old Man of Kilkenny.
Edward Lear(1812 - 1888)
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Line 1 & 2The �rst and second lines of a limerick usually introduces a person and says something about them. For example, where they are from or points out something particular about them.
Line 3 & 4The third and fourth lines have a comedic twist.
Line 5The last line provides a conclusion.
Writing Limericks
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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!'
Edward Lear(1812 - 1888)
Limericks