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Post by MoonyLuna on Feb 12, 2008 19:26:33 GMT -5
Limerick A Limerick is a rhymed humorous or nonsense poem of five lines which originated in Limerick, Ireland. The Limerick has a set rhyme scheme of : a-a-b-b-a with a syllable structure of: 9-9-6-6-9.
The rhythm of the poem should go as follows:
Lines 1, 2, 5: weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak Lines 3, 4: weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak
This is the most commonly heard first line of a limerick: "There once was a man from Nantucket." Example #1: The Test Pilot
A Plane builder needed a pilot, So Bob told the guy, he would try it. When Bob took to the air, Plane parts fell everywhere. Bob radioed “where shall I pile it?”
Copyright © 2005 Jim Dupy
Example #2: The Man From Aruba
There once was a man from Aruba, Whose favorite hobby was scuba. Every day he would wish, He could spear a big fish. But settled instead for canned tuna.
Copyright © 2005 Jim Dupy
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