A limerick is a humorous five-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme. It is an accented verse, with flexibility in syllables. Edward Lear popularized it in A Book of Nonsense. Modern limericks end with a punchline and cover various subjects, including obscene ones. Some play with shape and combine with other forms. A limerick is […]
A limerick is a five-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and structure, often containing puns and assonance. The first, second, and fifth lines have three feet of three syllables each, while the third and fourth lines have two feet. The name comes from the city of Limerick, Ireland, and was popularized by Edward Lear. […]
