Limerick Poem

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Don't forget all I've taught you!

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Sharing time!

The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other.

The third and fourth line rhyme with each other.

It's your turn to share your limericks!

~Rhyme~

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They are usually nonsense poems. The first line will often introduce a person, and a place (the place being the last word in the line)

It doesn't have to be perfect! Just try your best! Remember those Anti-limericks? They weren't perfect, they weren't the best. But they were the authors best, and they were still a type of limerick. So don't stress if your not as good as Cassia :)

Anti-Limerick

Any questions?

Remember!

If your having difficulty come ask me for help. If you can't think of anything to write about here are some ideas:

• Vanguard
• Your family
• A close friend
• A word you like
• The song that it stuck in your head
• A time you lost the game (oops)
• Remember it's random so it doesn't matter what you write about!

Remember your just starting out so pick easy words that are easy to rhyme! And when you start writing say positive things to your self, this will not only make your poem better but it will make you more confident to try new things.

It's time to start writing your limerick!!

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The End

There was a young rustic named Mallory,

who drew but a very small salary.

When he went to the show,

his purse made him go

to a seat in the uppermost gallery.

Are you ready to write a limerick poem?

When writing a limerick poem,

Don't pick words that you don't know em'

When it comes to the last,

It'll be easy pass,

If you picked easy words to rhyme them.

By Megan Johnson

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This is a limerick poem done,

The first and second rhyme as 1,

The third and the forth,

They two rhyme henceforth,

The last rhymes before we've begun.

The limerick is usually a nonsense poem. Traditionally the first line introduces a person and a place the place appearing at the end of the line and therefore adding a rhyme for the second and fifth lines. Examples:

"There was a young man from the coast;" or "There once was a girl from Detroit…"

By Megan Johnson

The fifth line

The fifth line was often a repeat of the first line but this is no longer customary.

There was an old man with a beard,

A funny old man with a beard

He had a big beard

A great big old beard

That amusing old man with a beard.

There was a young man of Japan

Whose limericks never would scan.

When asked why this was,

He replied "It's because

I always try to fit as many syllables into the last line as ever I possibly can."

Anti-Limericks

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The first, second and last lines all rhyme with each other. The third and the forth rhyme with each other. Here's an example:

Limerick Poem

I am the first line I am the beginning,

I am the second can you tell I am grinning?

I am the third to the north,

I am the very close fourth,

And I am the last, can you see am I winning?

Megan Johnson