PREPARED BY: IZZAT BIN ISMAIL NUR SYAHIRAH BT MOHD SAIBON NURUL HUSNA BT HASSAN

A limerick is humorous poem with a strong beat. Limericks are very light hearted poems and can sometimes be utter nonsense. Limerick poems are great for kids to both read and write as they are short and funny.

It consists of five lines. The rhyme scheme of a limerick is known as AABBA. This means lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.

Lines 1,2 and 5 should have 7 10 syllables and lines 3 and 4 should have 5 7 syllables.

They usually start with There was a . There are 3 strong rhythmical beats on the 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines and two beats on each of the 3rd and 4th lines. The rhythm could be depicted like this: da da da da da DA da da DA da da DA DA da da DA da da DA DA da da DA DA da da DA DA da da DA da da DA

There was an old man with a beard Who said, 'It is just as I feared, Two owls and a hen A lark and a wren Have all built their nests in my beard!