An introduction and then some Limericks A limerick is a fiveline poem written with one couplet and one triplet If a couplet were a twoline rhymed poem then a triplet would be a threeline rhymed poem ID: 688036
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Limericks, Haikus & Epigrams
An introduction and then some….Slide2
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.Slide3
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 syllabification is 8, 8, 5, 5, 8Slide4
Limericks are meant to be funny. They often contain hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idioms, puns and other figurative devices.
The last line of a good limerick contains the PUNCH LINE or “heart of the joke.”
As you work with limericks, remember to
have
pun, I mean FUN
Say the following limericks out loud and clap to the rhythm…Slide5
A flea and a fly in a flue
Were caught, so what could they do?
Said the fly, “Let us flee.”
“Let us fly,” said the flea.
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.Slide6
There was a Young Lady whose nose,
Was so long that it reached to her toes;
So she hired an Old Lady,
Whose conduct was steady,
To carry that wonderful nose. Slide7
Now you practice…
There was a new teacher from ___________________
Who ________________________________________
The Principal came in
And said _____________________________________
Then ________________________________________Slide8
There was a new teacher from the east,
Who didn’t know farm life in the least
The principal came in
And said with a grin,
“The back hoe needs to be greased.”Slide9
Haiku
A form of Japanese poetry that has three lines, where the first line has five syllables, the second has seven, and the third has five.
Traditionally, a haiku focuses on nature. Slide10
Behind me the moon
brushes shadows of pine trees
lightly on the floor. Slide11
Goldfish in a bowl
darting, circling, hurrying
without arriving. Slide12
Epigram
An epigram is a short, pithy saying, usually in verse, often with a quick, satirical twist at the end
.
The subject is usually a single thought or event. Slide13
Sir, I admit your general rule,
That every poet is a fool,
But you yourself may serve to show it,
That every fool is not a poet
.
Samuel Taylor ColeridgeSlide14
The Termite
Some
primal termite knocked on wood
And tasted it, and found it good!
And that is why your Cousin May
Fell through the parlor floor today
.
by
Ogden Nash Slide15
For tomorrow…
Write
at least one original limerick.
Write at least one haiku
.
Write at least on epigram.
Use the rest of class time to get to work!! Have fun