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ENGLISH. Topic:
limericks is fun.

Chapter 5 by Edward Lear.

EDWARD LEAR, about the poet

Edward Lear was born at 12 may 1812, Holloway and died at 29 January 1888.He was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and a poet. He was commonly popular for his work on limericks. One of his famous books are " the book of nonsense".

WHAT IS A LIMERICK?

 A limerick is a poem of 5 lines which is silly and doesn't make sense. The first, second and fifth lines rhyme and the third and fourth lines rhyme. The 1st, 2nd and 5th lines are longer than the 3rd and 4th ones.

THIS IS THE RHYMING PATTERN

Poem in the text book

1) There was an old man with a beard
     who said " it is just as I feared!
     2 owls and a hen
     4 larks and a wren
     have built there nests in my beard

MEANING OF 1ST LIMERICK

There was an old man who had a very long beard and his fear came true that birds started to build there nests in his beard.

2nd limerick

There was an old man in a tree
Who was going to be stung by a bee
When they said " does it buzz?"
He replied " yes, it does!"
" It's a stinging and dangerous bee!"

MEANING OF 2ND LIMERICK

There was an old man in a tree who was getting pricked by a vicious honey bee. The bee asked if it hurts and the man replied that it does and that the bee is a dangerous and stinging creature.

3RD LIMERICK

There was an old man of Peru
Who didn't know what he should do
So, he tore off his hair
And behaved like a bear
That funny old man of Peru

MEANING OF 3RD LIMERICK

There was an old man of Peru. Who didn't ever know what to do so he was always anxious and behaved like a bear.

TIME FOR QUIZ!!!!

Open Ended

WHAT IS A LIMERICK?

Multiple Choice

WHO IS EDWARD LEAR?

• AN ENGLISH POET

• AN ARTIST

• A MECHANIC

• A CHARACTER

Multiple Select

THE SENTENCES THAT RHYME ARE-

• 125 AND 34

• 451 AND 32

• 34 AND 125

Open Ended

STATE TRUE OR FALSE:

THERE WERE THREE OLD MAN TOGETHER

Multiple Choice

STATE TRUE OR FALSE:

THE FIRST OLD MAN HAD A MOUSTACHE

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

THE OLD MAN IN THE TREE WAS GOING TO BE STUNG BY A WASP

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

THE BEE WAS FRIENDLY

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

THE THIRD OLD MAN LIVED IN PERU

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

THE THIRD OLD MAN BEHAVED LIKE A LION

• TRUE

• FALSE

Open Ended

WRITE A LIMERICK RELATED TO ACCIDANTS.