PPT-Limericks

5 lines of fun 5 line poem Lines 1 2 and 5 rhyme and cant be more than 9 syllables Lines 3 amp 4 rhyme Ex There once was a fellow named Dirk Whose work was to clerk for a Turk When he said he would quit. Lecherous Limericks by Isaac Asimov. Copyright Limericks are nonsense verse. They have five lines. They have a rhyme scheme of A, A, B, B, A (lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme; lines 3 and 4 rhyme). The meter is 3, 3, 2, 2, 3. The syllabificati Limericks are humorous poems that are structured in five lines. The yields a surprise ending or humorous statement and rhymes with the first two lines. Using one or both of the templates, students w Urbs. Antiqua . . . . There . was an . Fuit. . Studiisque. . . . . ancient . city. Asperrima. . Belli.   . . . . very . fierce . in. . the . skills of war. http://www.emule.com/poetry/?page=poem&poem=4268 So long as my spirit still Is glad of breath And lifts its plumes of pride In the dark face of death; While I am curious still Of love and fame, Keepin sagacious. B - . first her tongue . protruded. slightly and next she froze in place for less then 3 seconds. this . wasnt. nothing new. . sam. . sagacious . glanced at the teacher put his book in his backpack and laughed. By Miss O.. Limerick. a . rhyming, humorous, and often nonsensical five-line poem.. There was a chicken who didn’t have a name. His farmer thought it was lame. He gave it some tonic. It went super-sonic . How is a Limerick made?. First decide what your poem will be about. Like a person and a place or both.. The poem will have five lines.. The . first line, second line . and the . last line . will . rhyme. What is a limerick?. Take a look at the following limericks. Investigate the structure of a limerick. How many lines does a limerick have? How many syllables are there in each line? What is the rhythm of the limerick like? What is the pattern of rhyming in the limerick?. & Ballads. 7th Grade . What is a Limerick?. A limerick is . a humorous and nonsensical poem..  . Limericks . were made . famous in the 1800’s . by Edward Lear, a famous author who wrote the "Book of . Limericks.  A . limerick. is a five-line poem written with one . couplet. and one . triplet. . . A. . couplet. is a two-line rhymed poem. . A . triplet. is a three-line rhymed poem. . The rhyme pattern is . An introduction and then some….. Limericks . A limerick is a five-line poem written with one couplet and one triplet. If a couplet were a two-line rhymed poem, then a triplet would be a three-line rhymed poem.. Limericks.  A . limerick. is a five-line poem written with one . couplet. and one . triplet. . . A. . couplet. is a two-line rhymed poem. . A . triplet. is a three-line rhymed poem. . The rhyme pattern is . Book of Nonsense. " in the 1800's.  This was an entire book of silly limericks. .. Limericks are NOT Irish!. People get these confused for Irish poems because there is a county in Ireland called Limerick. Edward Lear was an English man who aspired to write these funny little poems. .