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There was a young man from Leeds
Who ate a whole packet of seeds,
In less than an hour
His nose was a flower
And his head was a garden of weeds!
Definition
A limerick is a light hearted humorous

poem.

A limerick always has the rhyming

scheme

A-A-B-B-A
(So

line 1,2 & 5 rhyme with
each other and lines 3&4
rhyme with each other.)
There was an old man from Blackheath,
Who sat down on his set of false teeth.
He said, in his pain,
“I’ve done it again,
I’ve bitten myself underneath.
Limerick #1

Limerick #2

Limerick 3#

How to write limerick.
Complete this limerick
There was a man from Ealing
Who liked to hang from the _________.
He said, ‘ I can’t wear a hat.
But I hang like a ______
And it’s certainly a wonderful ________.
And another one…
*Did you know
that limericks can be put to
song?

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Limericks

  • 1.
  • 2. There was a young man from Leeds Who ate a whole packet of seeds, In less than an hour His nose was a flower And his head was a garden of weeds!
  • 3. Definition A limerick is a light hearted humorous poem. A limerick always has the rhyming scheme A-A-B-B-A (So line 1,2 & 5 rhyme with each other and lines 3&4 rhyme with each other.)
  • 4. There was an old man from Blackheath, Who sat down on his set of false teeth. He said, in his pain, “I’ve done it again, I’ve bitten myself underneath.
  • 5.
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  • 17. Limerick #1 Limerick #2 Limerick 3# How to write limerick.
  • 18. Complete this limerick There was a man from Ealing Who liked to hang from the _________. He said, ‘ I can’t wear a hat. But I hang like a ______ And it’s certainly a wonderful ________.
  • 19. And another one… *Did you know that limericks can be put to song?