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Theme: ENGLISH LIMERICKS
Problem:Is there any sense in poems of nonsense?What is a
Limerick?
A limerick is a kind of a witty, humorous, or nonsense verse
with a strict rhyme scheme (AABBA).There was an Old Man of Peru,Who
dreamt he was eating his shoe. He awoke in the nightIn a terrible
frightAnd found it was perfectly true!
The rhyme scheme of limericks.
A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem
or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate
which lines rhyme.Bid me to weep, and I will weep AWhile I have
eyes to see; BAnd having none, and yet I will keep AA heart to weep
for thee. BThere was a Young Lady of Niger, AWho smiled as she rode
on a tiger; AThey returned from the ride BWith the Lady inside,
BAnd the smile on the face of the tigerA The standard form of a
limerick is a stanza of five lines, with the first, second and
fifth usually rhyming with one another and having three feet of
three syllables each; and the shorter third and fourth lines also
rhyming with each other, but having only two feet of three
syllables. Example:There was a clever old miser who triesEvery
method to e-co-no-mize.He said with a wink"I save gallons of inkBy
simply not dotting my i's"The Origin of the name Edward Lear Edward
LearBorn - 12 May 1812 Holloway, Middlesex, UKDied - 29 January
1888 (aged 75)Sanremo, Liguria, ItalyOccupation - Illustrator,
Writer (poet)Nationality - BritishEthnicity - White
BritishCitizenship - British, ItalianPeriod - 19th centuryGenres -
Children's literatureLiterary movement - Literary nonsense
VariationsA flea and a fly in a flue,Were trapped and knew not
what to do,'Let us flee', said the fly,'Let us fly', said the
flea,So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
There was a young man from JapanWhose limericks never would
scan. When asked why this was,He replied "It's becauseI always try
to fit as many syllables into the last line as ever I possibly
can." There once was a man from the sticksWho liked to compose
limericks. But he failed at the sport,For he wrote 'em too
short.
There was an old man with a beard,A funny old man with a beardHe
had a big beardA great big old beardThat amusing old man with a
beard.Limericks for phonetic practiceThat mad actor, Max
Hackney-Pratts Gathered masses and masses of hats, Kept a set in
his bed, Twenty-seven on his head And the balance on black plastic
mats.
Benjamin Gregory Berry Never drinks red wine or sherry But
giving him whisky Is a little bit risky: He tends to get terribly
merry!Is there any sense in poems of nonsense?Poetry Workshop
