The first line of a limerick poem usually begins with 'There was a....' and ends with a name, person or place.
The last line of a limerick is normally a little farfetched or unusual.
A limerick should have a rhyme scheme of aabba:
This means lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.
Also, lines 1,2 and 5 should have 7 – 10 syllables and lines 3 and 4 should have 5 – 7
syllables.
An example of a Limerick Poem by famous poet Edward Lear
'There was an old man with a beard Who said, 'It is just as I feared, Two owls and a hen A lark and a wren Have all built their nests in my beard!
-----------------------LIMERICKS I MADE-----------------------
There was a little pink fairy
Who yielded gifts in variety
A toy or a candy
Kids then are dandy
They behave coz of this fairy.
There was a baron from Wellington
Who bought a keepsake in Houston
A black vintage frock coat
That costs a hundred groat
He flew back gaily in Wellington.
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