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Celebrate Limerick Day!
Celebrate Limerick Day!
May 12 is Limerick Day! Limericks have existed since the early 18th century or possibly even earlier. They were often used in nursery rhymes and poems for children. The word Limerick comes from the Irish town of Limerick.
What is a limerick? A limerick is a poem made up of five lines. Lines 1, 2 and 5 have seven to ten syllables and rhyme with one another. Lines 3 and 4 have five to seven syllables and also rhyme with each other. Limericks are easy to remember and easy to create.
Edward Lear, who was born May 12, 1812, was an English author and artist. He wrote the Book of Nonsense which included the poetry form of limericks. His book was originally published in 1846 and was very popular. These are two limericks 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!
There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, Does it buzz?
He replied, Yes, it does!
Its a regular brute of a Bee!
Now, here are two limericks of mine:
The Truman Limerick
There once was a dragon named Truman;
He was a happy dragon, not fumin.
He really loved to read,
And was always kind in deed,
Our big green dragon named Truman.
The Kidsville Rhyme
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To learn about different views.
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By Joy Kirkpatrick, National Editor of Kidsville News.
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