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Limerick. How to Write a Limerick. Five lines long Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme Lines 3 and 4 rhyme Distinct rhythm Usually funny. Line 1:. Usually ends with a person’s name or place Example There was an old man from Peru OR There once was a man named Dave.
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How to Write a Limerick • Five lines long • Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme • Lines 3 and 4 rhyme • Distinct rhythm • Usually funny
Line 1: • Usually ends with a person’s name or place • Example • There was an old man from Peru OR • There once was a man named Dave
A. There was an old man from Peru, A. who dreamed he was eating his shoe. B. When he woke in a fright, B. in the dark of the night A. he found it was perfectly true.