Limerick
A Limerick is a rhymed humorous or nonsense poem of five lines which originated in Limerick, Ireland. The Limerick has a set rhyme scheme of : a-a-b-b-a with a syllable structure of: 9-9-6-6-9. The rhythm of the poem should go as follows: Lines 1, 2, 5: weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak Lines 3, 4: weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak, STRONG, weak, weak This is the most commonly heard first line of a limerick: “There once was a man from Nantucket.”
I went to the sea to see you see.
Yet, I  could see nothing but the sea.
So I went to the shore
Just so I would be sure
That I could still see beyond the sea.
Beside just being fun, limericks are interesting because there aren’t many examples of bracchius feet (- / / rhythm) in modern poetry. 😉
Yes, I agree. I usually do free verse or what ever comes to mind, so it is interesting and fun exploring the different structures.
I am glad you enjoyed the poem and Thank you for your feedback. 🙂
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