LIMERICKS What is a limerick rhyme Example limerick

LIMERICKS ЛИМЕРИК

What is a limerick? rhyme – рифмовать, рифма

Example limerick There was a young lady whose nose Was so long that it reached to her toes; So she asked an old lady Whose conduct was steady, To carry that wonderful nose.

A limerick is a funny poem of five lines. The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with one another. The third and the fourth lines rhyme with each other, but they are shorter than the other three.

Complete the limerick There was a ______ lady of Niger, Who went for a ride on a ______, They turned from the ride With the lady ______ And a _____ on the face of the tiger.

Check yourself There was a young lady of Niger, Who went for a ride on a tiger, They turned from the ride With the lady inside And a smile on the face of the tiger.

Compose a limerick in groups

A cheerful old bear at the Zoo Said, ”I never have time to feel blue When it bores me, you know, To walk to and fro, I revise it and walk fro and to. ”

Compose a limerick in groups