LIMERICKS
Definition: Nonsensical verse of five lines. Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme. Lines 3 & 4 rhyme. The style is termed as “aabbe” or referred to as being anapestic, which means 2 short syllables followed by a long one. Limericks contain puns or wordplay.
Origin: It is said that rhyme did not exist until the 14th century. (Guess they were pretty
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