Limerick and Free Verse

I can identify a limerick! ​

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3.R.1.4- Identify types of poems: free verse, rhymed verse, haiku, and limerick.

Lesson: There Was an Old Man With a Flute​

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​Before we read...

we must pay attention to HOW we read.​

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Surfing for Jane is a must,

But sharks she simply won't trust;

She puts on her armor,

So they can't harm her,

though now she struggles with rust.​

A limerick is a five-line poem that is most often humorous. It contains one stanza with a rhyme scheme of AABBA.

​What is a limerick?

3.R.1.4- Identify types of poems: free verse, rhymed verse, haiku, and limerick.

Surfing for Jane is a must,

But sharks she simply won't trust;

She puts on her armor,

So they can't harm her,

though now she struggles with rust.​

​What features do you

notice about this poem?

3.R.1.4- Identify types of poems: free verse, rhymed verse, haiku, and limerick.

Surfing for Jane is a must,

But sharks she simply won't trust;

She puts on her armor,

So they can't harm her,

though now she struggles with rust.​

​What features do you

notice about this poem?

3.R.1.4- Identify types of poems: free verse, rhymed verse, haiku, and limerick.

Surfing for Jane is a must,

But sharks she simply won't trust;

She puts on her armor,

So they can't harm her,

though now she struggles with rust.​

Reveal the answers...

3.R.1.4- Identify types of poems: free verse, rhymed verse, haiku, and limerick.

​line 1

​line 2

​line 3

​line 4

​line 5

​A

A

B

B

A​

rhyme

scheme​

Multiple Select

Select ALL the statements that are TRUE!

• Limericks are 5 line poems.

• Limericks have 3 lines that rhyme, and then 2 lines that rhyme.

• Limericks follow an AABBA rhyme scheme.

• Limericks are serious poems about nature.

• Limericks have ONE stanza only.

​I read, WE read, YOU read!

3.R.1.4- Identify types of poems: free verse, rhymed verse, haiku, and limerick.

​Limerick: There was an Old Man with a flute

by Edward Lear​

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There was an Old Man with a flute,

A serpent ran into his boot;

But he played day and night,

Till the serpent took flight,

And avoided that man with a flute.​

​ANSWERS REVEAL...

3.R.1.4- Identify types of poems: free verse, rhymed verse, haiku, and limerick.

​Limerick: There was an Old Man with a flute

by Edward Lear​

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1 There was an Old Man with a flute, A

2 A serpent ran into his boot; A

3 But he played day and night, B

4 Till the serpent took flight, B

5 And avoided that man with a flute.​ A

​ONE

STANZA

ONLY!​

Multiple Choice

What are the red letters an example of?

The people along the sand (A)

All turn and look one way. (B)

They turn their back on the land. (A)

They look at the sea all day. (B)

As long as it takes to pass (C)

A ship keeps raising its hull; (C)

The wetter ground like glass (D)

Reflects a standing gull. (D)

• Rhythm

• Rhyme

• Rhyme scheme

• Alliteration

Multiple Choice

Free verse poetry does not have...

• stanzas
• plot or conflict
• rhyme or rhythm
• serious topic

Multiple Choice

A funny 5-line poem that follows AABBA rhyme scheme. (8 syllables on A and 5 syllables on B)

• Haiku

• Rhymed verse

• Free verse

• Limerick

Multiple Choice

In what country did haiku originate?

• USA
• China
• Japan
• India

Multiple Choice

How many lines does a haiku have?

• 5
• 3
• 2
• 1

Multiple Choice

What is a syllable?

• a word

• a sentence

• the sound(s) of a word

• the sound(s) of a sentence

Multiple Choice

Most Haiku poems are inspired by _____________

• Costumes

• Nature

• School

• T-Shirts

Multiple Choice

A Japanese poem written about nature. It has 3 lines with a total of 17 syllables.

• Free verse

• Limerick

• Haiku

• Rhymed verse

Multiple Choice

What type of poem is this?

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Free verse

• Rhymed verse

Multiple Choice

What type of poem is this?

• Free verse

• Rhymed verse

• Limerick

• Haiku

Multiple Choice

What type of poem is this?

• Haiku

• Rhymed verse

• Limerick

• Free verse

Multiple Choice

What type of poem is this?

• Limerick

• Haiku

• Free verse

• Rhymed verse