Limericks Limericks The History Variants of the form

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Limericks

Limericks

Limericks - The History Variants of the form of poetry referred to as Limerick

Limericks - The History Variants of the form of poetry referred to as Limerick poems can be traced back to the fourteenth century English history. Limericks were used in Nursery Rhymes and other poems for children. But as limericks were short, relatively easy to compose and bawdy or sexual in nature they were often repeated by beggars or the working classes in the British pubs and taverns of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The poets who created these limericks were therefore often drunkards! Limericks were also referred to as dirty.

Where does the term 'Limerick' come from? The word derives from the Irish town

Where does the term 'Limerick' come from? The word derives from the Irish town of Limerick. Apparently a pub song or tavern chorus based on the refrain "Will you come up to Limerick? " where, of course, such bawdy songs or 'Limericks' were sung.

Limericks - The form • Limericks consist of five lines. • Lines 1, 2,

Limericks - The form • Limericks consist of five lines. • Lines 1, 2, and 5 of Limericks have seven to ten syllables and rhyme with one another. • Lines 3 and 4 of Limericks have five to seven syllables and also rhyme with each other. • They are always light-hearted, humorous poems.

Limericks There once was a man with no hair. He gave everyone quite a

Limericks There once was a man with no hair. He gave everyone quite a scare. He got some Rogaine, Grew out a long mane, And now he resembles a bear!

Limerick About a Bee I wish that my room had a floor, I don’t

Limerick About a Bee I wish that my room had a floor, I don’t care so much for a door. But this walking around Without touching the ground Is getting to be quite a bore.

Another Limerick There once was a very small mouse Who lived in a very

Another Limerick There once was a very small mouse Who lived in a very small house, The ocean’s big spray Quickly washed it away, And all that was left was her blouse!

There once was a man from Beijing. All his life, he hoped to be

There once was a man from Beijing. All his life, he hoped to be King. So he put on a crown, Which quickly fell down. That small, silly man from Beijing.

Fill in the blanks and create your own Limerick. There once was a _____

Fill in the blanks and create your own Limerick. There once was a _____ from _____. All the while she/he hoped ____. So she/he __________, And ____________, That _____ from ______.

The class Limerick: There once was a _____ from _____. All the while she/he

The class Limerick: There once was a _____ from _____. All the while she/he hoped ____. So she/he __________, And ____________, That _____ from ______.

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