What is a limerik?

Answer 1

It is a 5 line poem with the rhyme scheme AABBA. The 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines have three feet, the 3rd & 4th have 2 feet. It is typically written in a triplet meter - i.e. anapaestic or amphibrachic. The following example has the stressed syllables highlighted and the feet divided by "/", so you can see the meter (1, 2 & 5 are amphibrachic, 3 & 4 anapaestic):

: There once was / a man from / Nan-tuck-et : Who kept all / his cash in / a buck-et. :: But his daugh / ter, named Nan, :: Ran a-way / with a man : And as for / the buck-et, / Nan-tuck-et. No. I limerick is not jest 4 lines. It can be as long as the poet wants it to be. Sincerely, A person who studies poems.

Answer 2

A limerick is a type of humorous and often nonsensical poem that consists of five lines with a specific rhyming pattern (AABBA). They typically have a sing-song rhythm and are known for their witty or silly content.

Answer 3

The rhyme scheme of a limerick is very simple.

A

A

B

B

A

So...

I saw a car (A)

It was in the stars (A)

But it drove away (B)

Turning night into day (B)

It drove so far (A)

Answer 4

A limerick is a 5 lined poem with the two rhyming couplets and a final sentence that rhymes with the first couplet.

This would be line A of Couplet 1

This would be line B of Couplet 1

This would be line A of Couplet 2

This would be line B of Couplet 2

This would be the last line of the limerick.

Couplet 1 rhymes with the last line of the limerick and does not rhyme with Couplet 2.

Limerick Example:

There once was a man from Peru,

Who dreamed of eating his shoe,

He awoke with a fright,

In the middle of the night,

And found that his dream had come true!

Answer 5

I just answered this! A limerick is a poem with five sentences or lines. Lines one, two, and five contain words with the same rhyme at the end, while the third and fourth line contain two different words that rhyme the same. The lines do not have to necessarily be complete sentences. The end result of a limerick is normally jocular.

Answer 6

Its a Type of poem that has 5 lines, the first, second and fifth lines have three accents, and the second, and third have two accents. The poem scheme is AABBA

Answer 7

Writing limericks is fun. Just stick to the correct rhyming pattern. Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme. Lines 3 and 4 rhyme.

http://www.poetry4kids.com/lessons/how-to-write-a-limerick/

Answer 8

They use the rhyming format called AABBA.

Answer 9

There are 5 lines in a limerick.