A limerick is a 5 line poem where the 1st 2nd and 5th lines and the 3rd and 4th lines rhyme. It gets it's name from Limerick, Ireland where this type of poetry was popular in the pubs and taverns. It dates back to the 14th century.
There once was a lass from Leeds,
Rashly swallowed six packets of seeds.
In a month, silly lass,
She was covered in grass,
And couldn't sit down for the weeds.
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There was a young man from Wheeling,
Indowed with a delicate feeling,
When he read on the door,
Don't spit on the floor,
He jumped up and spat on the ceiling.
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There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, 'It is just as I feared! -
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!'
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A flea and a fly in a flue,
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the fly, "Let us flee."
"Let us fly", said the flea,
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
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A flea and a fly in a flue,
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the fly, "Let us flee."
"Let us fly", said the flea,
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.