February 21, 2025
Word Play

How to Write a Limerick

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A limerick is a humorous five-line poem that tells a quick story in rhyme. This form of poetry was popularised by the famous British poet Edward Lear. Limericks are usually nonsense rhymes—they don’t have to make complete sense but they have to rhyme correctly.
How to Write a Limerick
How to Write a Limerick:  A limerick always has five lines. It also always follows the rhyming scheme A-A-B-B-A. The words at the end of the first, second and fifth line must rhyme. The words at the end of the third and fourth line must rhyme. The first, second and fifth line of a limerick are
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