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Limerick

Limerick. Remember the Limerick?. Lines 1, 2, and 5 of limericks have seven to ten syllables and rhyme with one another.  Lines 3 and 4 of limericks have five to seven syllables and also rhyme with each other. Practice. There once was a pauper named Meg A

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Limerick

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  1. Limerick

  2. Remember the Limerick? Lines 1, 2, and 5 of limericks have seven to ten syllables and rhyme with one another.  Lines 3 and 4 of limericks have five to seven syllables and also rhyme with each other.

  3. Practice There once was a pauper named Meg A Who accidentally broke her _______. A She slipped on the ______. B Not once, but thrice B Take no pity on her, I __________. A

  4. Example There was an Old Person of Dover, AWho rushed through a field of blue Clover; ABut some very large bees, BStung his nose and his knees, BSo he very soon went back to Dover. A

  5. The incredible Wizard of Oz A Retired from his business becoz A Due to up-to-date science, B To most of his clients, B He wasn't the Wizard he woz. A

  6. Short Assignment Write 2 limericks: One must be about a positivepart of the Progressive Era. One should be about a negative part of the Progressive Era.

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