L IMERICKS By Miss O.

L IMERICK a rhyming, humorous, and often nonsensical five-line poem. There was a chicken who didn’t have a name His farmer thought it was lame He gave it some tonic It went super-sonic Then flew away and was never seen again. By Ben Moston

L IMERICK  TRIPLET The 1st, 2nd, and 5 th lines rhyme (forming a triplet), and have the same number of syllables. There once was a young girl called Vicky Whose fingers were filthy and sticky She wiped them so hard That they turned into lard So writing became very tricky. By Jenny Bunn

L IMERICK  C OUPLET The 3 rd and 4 th lines rhyme (forming a couplet), and have the same number of syllables. There was a young man called Mark Who suddenly sang like a lark He joined a street band (The best in the land ) That zany young boy called Mark. By Liam Atkins

L IMERICK S TARTING WORDS … Limericks often begin with the words: There once was... or There was a... There once was a gray schnauzer named Spark Quite talkative, he so liked to bark. Sometimes running he found His feet all off the ground Especially on larks in the park.

L IMERICK  SYLLABLES MATTER There once was a girl who loved rhyme; She felt her writing was sublime. Indeed quite a poet, Though some didn't know it, She'd be rich if each paid a dime. 8 syllables 6 syllables 8 syllables