Here is an example of a limerick:
There once was a dragon named Pete,
People were what he liked to eat,
He attacked the town,
Ate everyone he found,
Then died from eating too much meat.
Remember the rhyme sceme for limericks is:
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(The last word of the 1st,2nd, and 5th lines rhyme. The last words of the 3rd and 4th lines rhyme.)
I went to the staffroom one day
For a nice cup of tea during play
But a troll had got in
And was making a din
Even though he had nothing to say.
Limericks are a familiar example. Look up Edward Lear.
Lecherous Limericks was created in 1975.
Limericks have a little leeway, for example: There once was a girl named Laila Who went on a date with a saila He started to crowd her So she took a powder Thank goodness her feet didn't faila.
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 risquΓ© or suggestive content.
The second word of many limericks is typically "was."
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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limericks are surpose to be fun and there met to be funny.
Edward Lear is known as 'The Father of Limericks' for his popularization of the five-line humorous poem. Lear's book "A Book of Nonsense" published in 1846, contained numerous limericks that helped establish the form's popularity.
The pattern is AABBA