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What is a limerick?

What is a limerick?. Limerick # 1. There once was a fellow named Tim whose dad never taught him to swim. He fell off a dock and sunk like a rock. And that was the end of him. . Limerick # 2. There once was a young girl named Jill. Who was scared by the sight of a drill.

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What is a limerick?

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  1. What is a limerick?

  2. Limerick # 1 There once was a fellow named Tim whose dad never taught him to swim. He fell off a dock and sunk like a rock. And that was the end of him.

  3. Limerick # 2 There once was a young girl named Jill. Who was scared by the sight of a drill. She brushed every day So her dentist would say, “Your teeth are so perfect; no bill.”

  4. Limerick # 3 There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, 'It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!'

  5. Your turn! • Your limerick should be humourous. • It should be only 5 lines long. • It must have the rhyme scheme AABBA. • The first line should start with “There was a____,” the second line should start with “Who.” There was a ________________ (A) (7 or 8 syllables) Who ______________________ (A) (7 or 8 syllables) __________________________ (B) (5-7 syllables) __________________________ (B) (5-7 syllables) __________________________ (A) (7 or 8 syllables)

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