![]() And once you've mastered the limerick, you can explore other poetry tips for info. " There Was a Young Lady Whose Bonnet" by Edward Learįeeling ready to write your own silly story? Now that you know how to write a limerick, you can learn how to post it on Power Poetry for more feedback from other poets like you. "There Once Was a Man from Nantucket" by Anonymous Read through some of these examples of limericks below, to get a better sense of their flow and feel. Remember “Hickory Dickory Dock?” Yup, that’s a limerick. Many children’s nursery rhymes are limericks because their bouncy rhythm makes them easy to recite. The first two lines have eight beats while the third and fourth have six, and the last line again has eight. As with most limericks, the poem begins with the setting and character. But his daughter, named Nan, Ran away with a man, And as for the bucket, Nantucket. He decided to have a sex change into a woman. ![]() Then he decided that he can’t do this no more No one appreciates me doing this hard chore. The road to the river was a hell of a long ways And he had to do this for most of his days. Musicality plays a huge role in limerick poems, as they have a bouncy tune when read out loud. There once was a man from Nantucket, Who kept all his cash in a bucket. There once was a man from Nantucket Who had to fetch all his water in a bucket. Limerick poems have an AABBA rhyme scheme, which means the first, second, and last lines rhyme while the third and fourth lines separately rhyme, too. You only have 5 lines to work with, so it's important when learning how to write a limerick to set the stage early! The first line of the limerick should set up the character(s) and setting of the poem, so the reader knows right away who/what the story is about. Feel free to make up your own words (Shakespeare did it all the time!) just as long as their meaning is implied. Limerick poems are also called “nonsense” poems because they tell a story that is blunt and humorous with quirky or playful words that don’t necessarily make sense. ![]() The English poet Edward Lear popularized the limerick form, but he didn’t create the term “limerick.” Well, no one knows for sure but most people believe that the term “limerick” came from either the city or County of Limerick in Ireland. Here are some tips to help you learn how to write a limerick yourself - and some limericks from our Power Poets for inspiration: ![]() Although limericks feel playful, this form of poetry comes with a lot of interesting history and writing techniques. A limerick poem is a short, funny (goofy!) poem that’s quick and easy to write. ![]()
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