Limericks
The Limerick is a form of poetry that often gets a bad reputation. There are some well-known limericks that use salty language and themes. Because of these (often popular) limericks, many people don’t realize that there are many funny limericks that have been written that wouldn’t offend anyone.The Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear contains … Keep Reading → limericks that parents have happily shared with their children wince 1846. Limericks can also be found in the works of William Shakespeare. Both King Lear and Othello contain limericks. The word limerick comes from the town in Ireland with the same name. Limericks have a defined format. First of all, they are short. They consist of five lines. The lines must be anapaestic, which is a poetry term for two short syllables and then one long syllable. The first, second, and fifth lines must rhyme. Each line must have 7-10 syllables as well. The third and fourth lines must also rhyme, but they only have 5-7 syllables each line.
