Five lines, 1,2, and 5 have 3 beats, 3 and 4 have two beats. For example...
There was an old man from Nantucket
Who kept all his cash in a bucket.
His daughter (named "Nan")
Ran off with a man,
And as for the bucket, Nan "tuck" it.
David M. has written: 'The world's best dirty limericks' -- subject(s): Bawdy poetry, Limericks
Joel D. Ash has written: 'A sojourn in Limerick' -- subject(s): Limericks
Helmut Preissler has written: 'Meine Sehnsucht, der Mensch' 'Gedichte' 'Postleitzahlen-Limericks'
Lecherous Limericks was created in 1975.
T. Thornely has written: 'Provocative verse and libellous limericks' 'Whims and moods'
Common types of limericks include humorous, nonsensical, and bawdy. Humorous limericks often feature clever wordplay and puns, while nonsensical limericks focus on creating whimsical and imaginative scenarios. Bawdy limericks tend to contain more risqué or suggestive content.
The second word of many limericks is typically "was."
Vincent Torre has written: 'Verse & fables' -- subject(s): American Fables, Animals, Fables, American, Poetry 'Sixty-two limericks' -- subject(s): Limericks 'Limericks, 1970-2002' -- subject(s): Limericks 'Forty four woodcuts of the nude' -- subject(s): Nude in art 'Hardhat area, and other woodcuts' 'Songs & fables' -- subject(s): American Fables, American poetry, Animals, Fables, Fables, American, Poetry 'The Enchanted Forest' -- subject(s): Fairy tales 'The prince and the stable boy'
Freude N. Slipp has written: 'Joy of the limerick sex manual' -- subject(s): Erotic poetry, Limericks
Examples of Christmas limericks can be viewed from websites that offer a wide variety of different English literature such as poems, short stories, and limericks in particular.
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