Poetry Activity: Limericks
Limericks are a fun poetry form to create. They remind me of stand-up comics where anything becomes fodder for humor.
Definition of Limericks:
A limerick is a humorous poem consisting of five lines. The first, second, and fifth lines must have seven to ten syllables while rhyming and having the same verbal rhythm. The third and fourth lines should only have five to seven syllables; they too must rhyme with each other and have the same rhythm. Edward Lear is one of the most well known writers of Limericks, and this is one of my favorites:
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!"
I love using the limerick generator, and I hope you'll give it a try, too. Here's mine:
There once was a lass called sally.
She said, "See the great vitaly!"
It was rather poor,
But not louis pasteur,
She just couldn't say no to the halle.
Share yours below.