Limericks or There once was a poem made

Limericks… …or, “There once was a poem made in Ireland”

Purpose • Fun! • Limericks are rhymed, metered poems designed to entertain while telling small, anecdotal stories.

Form/Characteristics • • 5 lines Rhyme scheme aabba First line = three feet (six to ten syllables) Second line = three feet (same) Third line = two feet (four to six syllables) Fourth line = two feet (four to six syllables) Fifth line = three feet (six to ten syllables)

Hints • Work to have the exact meter of the first, second, and – if possible – fifth line match • Work to have the exact meter of the third and fourth lines match u / u u / There once was a man from Peru, u / u u / Who dreamed he was eating his shoe, u u / He awoke with fright u u / In the middle of night, u / u u / And found that his dream had come true! u / u u / There once was a man from Peru, u / u u / Who dreamed he was eating his shoe, u u / He awoke with a fright U u / u u / In the middle of night, u / u u / And found that his dream had come true!

Fix it u / u u / There once was a young lady named Bright u / u u / Whose speed was much faster than light u / u u / She set out one day uu /u u / In a relative way u u / And returned on the previous night. u / u u / There once was a man on the run u / u u / Who lost his mind in the sun u / u u / He ran down the street u / u u / No brains lead his feet u / u u / And never had so much fun __________________ u / u u / Whose speed was much faster than light u / u u / She set out one day u u / In a relative way u u / And returned on the previous night. _____________________________ u / u u / He ran down the street u / u u / No brains lead his feet _______________