Transcript Limericks, Edward Lear (8th grade)

Limericks
• British poet Edward Lear (1812-1888) is
most widely recognized as the father of
the limerick form of poetry and is well
known for his nonsense poems.
• Limericks aren't Irish (Edward Lear was
English) -- but there is a Limerick county
in Ireland.
• In this lesson, you will learn the form of
the limerick poem, practice finding the
rhythm and rhyme schemes in various
limericks, and write your own limericks.
What is a limerick?
• A limerick is a poem of five lines.
• The first, second, and fifth lines have three
rhythmic beats and rhyme with one another.
• The third and fourth lines have two beats and
rhyme with one another.
• So, the rhyme scheme is AABBA
• They are always light-hearted, humorous
poems.
Limericks
There once was a man with no hair.
He gave everyone quite a scare.
He got some Rogaine,
Grew out a mane,
And now he resembles a bear!
Limerick About a Bee
I wish that my room had a floor,
I don’t care so much for a door.
But this walking around
Without touching the ground
Is getting to be quite a bore.
Another Limerick
There once was a very small mouse
Who lived in a very small house,
The ocean’s spray
Washed it away,
All that was left was her blouse!
One more example:
I sat next the Duchess at tea.
It was just as I feared it would be:
Her rumblings abdominal
Were simply abominable
And everyone thought they were me!
Limericks
Quick Practice:
There once was a pauper named Meg
Who accidentally broke her______.
She slipped on the _____.
Not once, but thrice
Take no pity on her, I _______.
(Can you guess what words go in the blanks?)
Limericks
Quick Practice:
There once was a pauper named Meg
Who accidentally broke her leg.
She slipped on the ice.
Not once, but thrice
Take no pity on her, I beg.
Another practice limerick:
There was a young lady named Sue,
Who could not locate her left ______;
On one foot she ______.
She had to be _______.
Her right foot became black and
____________.
(Can you guess what words go in the blanks?)
Another practice limerick:
There was a young lady named Sue,
Who could not locate her left shoe;
On one foot she hopped.
She had to be stopped.
Her right foot became black and blue.
You will create a limerick similar
to this one…
There once was a man from Beijing.
All his life he hoped to be King.
So he put on a crown,
Which quickly fell down.
That small silly man from Beijing.
Fill in the blanks and create
your own limerick.
There once was a _____ from _____.
All the while she/he hoped ________.
So she/he ____________________,
And ________________________,
That _________ from ___________.