A limerick is a five-line cute poem with a distinctive rhythm. The rhyming scheme is AABBA with the longer first, second and fifth lines rhyming and the shorter third and fourth lines rhyming …

The limerick is not the most ‘literary’ of forms, and unlike those other brief verse forms, the tanka and the haiku, it has never been welcomed into the hallowed halls of Great Poetry. But it is a …

A limerick (/ ˈ l ɪ m ər ɪ k / LIM-ər-ik) [1] is a form of verse that appeared in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland in the early years of the 18th century. [2] In combination with a refrain , it …

A limerick is a humorous poem consisting of five lines. These silly rhymes were made famous by a man named Edward Leer, an Englishman who wrote The Book of Nonsense in the 1800s.

2024年9月21日 · Many of his nonsense poems make great limericks for kids, but adults enjoy them too. But, if you’re curious about limerick poems — maybe even considering how to write …

2016年12月28日 · Our pick of the greatest limericks – selected by Dr Oliver Tearle. The limerick is a poetic form shrouded in mystery: nobody knows why they’re named after Limerick, who …

2023年3月14日 · Limerick poems are fun and lively, incorporating humor in a poetic form. Gain a better understanding of limericks with these famous limerick examples.