Limericks Objective Origin What is a limerick Origin

Limericks

Objective

Origin What is a limerick?

Origin What is a limerick? A limerick is a humorous, nonsense verse. They are five lines long and often begin with “There once was” or “there was a” and end with the name of a person.

Origin What is a limerick? Where did limericks originate?

Rhyme and Rhythm 5 line poem Lines 1, 2, 5 are a triplet rhyme

Rhyme and Rhythm 5 line poem Lines 1, 2, 5 are a triplet rhyme Triplet Rhyme: the end of all three lines rhyme

Rhyme and Rhythm 5 line poem Lines 1, 2, 5 are a triplet rhyme Triplet Rhyme: the end of all three lines rhyme Lines 3 and 4 form a rhyming couplet

Rhyme and Rhythm 5 line poem Lines 1, 2, 5 are a triplet rhyme Triplet Rhyme: the end of all three lines rhyme Lines 3 and 4 form a rhyming couplet Rhyming couplet: the end of the two lines rhyme with each other. 99559

What is a syllable?

What is a syllable? A syllable is the parts of a word. To remember.

What is a syllable? A syllable is the parts of a word. To remember. Tips to help you find out syllables: How many times your mouth moves in a word. Clap it out.

How many syllables in these words? Leprechaun Varsity There Poem

Syllables in Limericks The 1, 2, 5 lines have to have the same amount of syllables. The amount of syllables in the lines can vary from 6 -9 The 3 and 4 lines have to have the same amount of syllables Often have 5 syllables in each line

Examples There was a young lady of Lynn. Who was so uncommonly thin. That when she essayed To drink lemonade She slipped through the straw and fell in.

Examples There once was a boy in Chicago Who really believed he was macho He tried to be cool And broke all the rules And soon he was sent off to Glasgow

Examples There was a young girl we called Mary Her nose was as red as a cherry She had long brown curls And hated the girls She wanted to be Miss Contrary

Class Limerick There once was a class called 8 B Who wouldn’t be quiet for free They had lots of boys Who often threw toys Till someone got hit in the knee

Class Limerick There once was a class called 8 A They always had something to say One day they were quiet Without a big riot And Ms Quirk had a wonderful day

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