Give It A Whirl Week 1 (Poetry), Day 4!
WEEKLY THEME: POETRY
DAY 4: LIMERICK
Time to get in touch with our dirty sides! Or just our funny sides if you rather!
Definition:
A limerick is a five-line poem with a strict rhyme scheme and a bouncy rhythm that's often comical, nonsensical, or lewd. The rhyme scheme is AABBA, with the first and second lines rhyming, the third and fourth lines rhyming, and the fifth line either rhyming with or repeating the first line.
Limericks are often about short, pithy tales or descriptions. The final line usually contains the punch line of the joke.
Example 1:
There once was a man from Nantucket,
Who kept all his cash in a bucket.
But his daughter, named Nan,
Ran away with a man,
And as for the bucket, Nantucket.
Example 2:
There was an old lady of France,
Who taught little ducklings to dance;
When she said, “Tick-a-tack!”
They only said, “Quack!”
Which grieved that old lady of France.
Extra weekly challenge:
Pick an overarching theme and use that theme for all your poems we'll be writing this week!
You can write and submit your limericks any time before the end of the challenge! Please post or link them in the comments!
Links
Introduction to Give It A Whirl
Poetry Day 1: Haiku | Poetry Day 2: Acrostic | Poetry Day 3: Couplet