"A
light, humorous style of fixed form poetry. Its usual
form consists of five lines with the rhyme scheme
aabba; lines 1, 2, and 5 contain three feet, while
lines 3 and 4 usually contain two feet. Limericks
range in subject matter from the silly to the
obscene..." |
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Glossary of Literary Terms |
A: What
is a limerick, Mother?
A: It's a form of verse, said brother
B: In which lines one and two
B: Rhyme with five when it's through
A: And three and four rhyme with each other. |