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A limerick is a five-line poem with a set form. The rhyme scheme is AABBA. A limerick is a silly poem with five lines. They are often funny or nonsensical. The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 8 or 9). The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other and have the same number of syllables (typically 5 or 6).
For example, you'll probably recognize this 1774 limerick:
Hickory Dickory Dock
A mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one
And down he run
Hickory Dickory Dock.
Limericks began to gain their widespread popularity in the mid-to-late eighteen-hundreds with the publication of Edward Lear’s Book of Nonsense in 1845 and 1872. His verses centered on nonsensical themes and often utilized wordplay.
The word limerick first came into use at the end of the nineteenth century. The Oxford English Dictionary describes the etymology of the term:
Said to be from a custom at convivial parties, according to which each member sang an extemporized ‘nonsense-verse’, which was followed by a chorus containing the words ‘Will you come up to Limerick?’
Whether you believe that story, or prefer your limericks clean or bawdy, saying and singing limericks is has become a fun past time for many.
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- 1st Place - $75.00 in Gift Certificates to various Local Merchants (3-$25.00 Certificates)
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- 3rd-5th Place - $25.00 Gift Certificate to various Local Merchants
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