The limerick

[kellyrfineman]

Just like the cinquain, the limerick is a poem consisting of five lines. That's . . . pretty much all they have in common, really, though I suppose one can pull back far enough to say they have a certain number of stressed syllables required per line. Whereas the cinquain can cover any sort of subject matter, the limerick is nearly always used for

Comments

[angeladegroot]

Thanks for the limerick post. Let's see if I can get a decent new one written. It'll be fun trying, regardless.

[kellyrfineman]

This post was just for you!