Poem limerick

LI: To write limericks

SC: It must have 5 lines, the last word of the first and last line must be the same and all the last words of each line must rhyme.

Limericks are nonsensical 5 line rhymes that were made popular hundreds of years ago by Edward Lear.  

Here is an example:

There was an old person of Pisa,

Whose daughters did nothing to please her;

She dressed them in gray,

and banged them all day,

Round the walls of the city of Pisa.

Use the following link to check out some more of his collection.  Use names of local/familiar places to include in your limericks. When complete select a suitable illustration or draw one of your own using tux/sumo paint, share it with your teacher and upload it to your blog.

Use the following link to check out some more of his collection.  Use names of local/familiar places to include in your limericks. When complete select a suitable illustration or draw one of your own using tux/sumo paint, share it with your teacher and upload it to your blog.

Tioti limerick:

There once was a fellow most kind,

Who, when loving, went at it quite blind.

He said, "That's all right,

But she's so out of sight                

That I can't keep her out of my mind!"

Tioti limerick:

despicable me

Let me get this straight – first off, I’m pretty sure you know who these guys are. The little Minions from Despicable Me with their weird fetishes over bananas and whatever gibberish language they’re speaking.

He said, "That's all right,

But she's so out of sight                

That I can't keep her out of my mind!"

Tioti limerick:

despicable me

Let me get this straight – first off, I’m pretty sure you know who these guys are. The little Minions from Despicable Me with their weird fetishes over bananas and whatever gibberish language they’re speaking.