limericks
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LimericksShort, silly
rhyming poems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-rN3DGMCsE
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About Limericks• Limericks probably refer to the County of
Limerick in Ireland.
• They have five lines.
• The first two lines rhyme. The next two lines
rhyme. The last line rhymes with the first two
lines. This pattern is called AABBA.
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Edward LearEdward Lear published Book of
Nonsense in 1845!*He wrote 212 limericks!
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There was an old man with a beard, (A)Who said, It is just as I feared!— (A)Two owls and a hen, (B)Four larks and a wren, (B)Have all built their nests in my beard! (A)
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There was a young pig by a cradle (A)Who was feeding her babe with a ladle. (A)The broth reached his chin (B)When she spooned too much in, (B)So she taught him to swim in that cradle. (A)
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Limerick Mad Libs
Based on the rhyming pattern and the
illustration, can you guess what the blank
rhyme should be?
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There was an old pig from New YorkWho dined without knife, spoon, or ______Each time he ate peas,They rolled down to his _______That pea-splattered pig from New York.FORKKNEES
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There was a young pig who, in bed,Nightly slumbered with eggs on his _____.When the sun at its riseMade him open his _______,He enjoyed a quick breakfast in bed.HEADEYES
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There was a smart pig who was ableTo make use of his three-legged ______.He accomplished this trickStanding stiff as a ______,To be leg number four of that table. TABLESTICK
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Now you try!
• Grab a blank Limerick Mad Lib sheet and ask other students to fill in the blanks.
• Take turns with others completing your rhymes.