Ode and Limerick poems

A tribute to someone or something.

• Limerick

• Epic

• Cinquain

• Ode

"There was an Old Man in a boat,

Who said, 'I'm afloat, I'm afloat!'

When they said, 'No! you ain't!'

He was ready to faint,

That unhappy Old Man in a boat."

By Edward Lear

• Haiku

• Ode

• Limerick

• Acrostic

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What refers to a Limerick poem?

• A Funny 5-line poem

• Uses exalted language in praise

• Rhyme scheme ( a a b b a )

• Last line contains the punchline

• Free Verse

• Concrete

• Limerick

• Ode

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What refers to an Ode Poem?

• Can be serious or humorous

• Can be long or short, rhymed or not

• Words in praise or celebration

• It is written for a specific occasion

Often contains hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idioms, and other figurative language

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Couplet

• Ode