A
limerick is a short, humorous, often ribald
poem. The origin of the term is unknown. The rhyme scheme is usually aabba, with a very rigid meter. The first, second, and fifth lines are three metrical feet; the third and fourth two metrical feet.
Ogden Nash is renowned for his many lyrics. [Edward Lear]
? is famous for his
Nonsense Poems ISBN 0486280314 (
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- There was a young scholar named Vivian
- Who collected editions of Livy. In
- Shelf and in nook,
- she piled each book
- Till her house was crushed into oblivion.
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