History
Who composed and illustrated the poems into books?
Edward Lear
How many lines are there?
5
Five line are arranged in?
One stanza
You can use ___ to write a Limerick
What does the title of the song “Will You Come Up to Limerick?” refer to
The city in Ireland with the same name
Line 1 introduces
A person, place, or thing
They usally have to be..
They were used in?
Nursery rhymes
Where did Edward Lear get the idea from?
A nursery rhyme
Middle of the poem sets up?
The third and fourth line must?
Rhyme
Even ____ wrote a Limerick
Shakespeare
Where does the name Limerick derive from?
18th-century Irish soldiers’ song, “Will You Come Up to Limerick?”
The end usually has a...
Punchline/surprise twist
They must have?
A distinctive rythm
The oldest limerick is thought to have been written by?
St. Thomas Aquinas
The first collection of Limerick dates from?
1820
What is the Rhyme Scheme
AABBA
Modern Limerick goes back further than?
The reign of Queen ELizabeth I