Limerick

WHAT IS A LIMERICK?

A limerick is a style of poetry, consisting of five lines or five line stanzas with a specific rhyme scheme. First crafted by Edward Lear, limericks have grown to become an utterly famous style of verse among poets all over the world. They have a bouncy rhythm, thus making it easy to memorize. The most preferred themes for this style of writing are those pertaining to humorous and comical points.

FORMAT OF A LIMERICK: 

A limerick is a five line poem, consisting of a triplet split by a couplet. The rhyme scheme of this style is aabba. The anapestic rhythm in a limerick is crafted by an accentual pattern, containing a number of sets of double weakly-stressed syllables. The syllable count per line ranges from around 6 syllables in short lines to 8-10 syllables in longer lines. An example of this style is 'There was an Old Man with a beard' by Edward Lear. 

"There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, “It is just as I feared!—
Two Owls and a Hen, 
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!” "

(by Edward Lear) 

Note: None of the poems we present belong to us. We present an organized record and analysis of them. All copyrights are reserved to the original author and we are not using plagiarized work. The originality of the writes is verified to the fullest extent we can.

TIPS FOR WRITING A LIMERICK: 

1. Following the correct rhyme scheme throughout the course of the poem. 
2. Keeping the theme of the poem a chucklesome one.
3. Penning the last line before the third and the fourth line in order to pertain to the correct rhyme scheme.

    

    Due to their lovable composition and their ability to be memorized easily, limerick poetry has grown to be an extremely popular style. So reader lift up your pens and start penning.
Cheers!
-Japman Aneja (member of team PoeTree FoRest)