Limerick - 2

What is a limerick?

• Humorous poem consisting of five lines.

• An animal that licks things.

• A form of food.

• A sentence with rhyming words.

Which lines rhyme with each other?

• 1st, 3rd, 4th and then 5th ,2nd

• 1st, 2nd , 3rd and then 4th, 5th

• 1st, 2nd , 5th and then 3rd , 4th

• 2nd , 5th , 4 th and then 3rd , 1 st

What is the limerick rhyme scheme?

• ABABA

• ABBCC

• ABCBC

• AABBA

What is a rhyme scheme?

• Story

• A word

• Pattern within the lines

• Things that rhyme.

What qualities may limericks have?

• A word

• Story

• A specific pattern within the lines

• All the lines rhyming

In a limerick which word is rhyming?

• second

• last

• first

• third

How many lines are there in a Limerick?

• 7

• 5

• 8

• 4

What is the purpose of Limerick?

• to rhyme

• to make a joke or be funny

• to describe a serious event

• to hurt someone's feeling

What part of limerick poem describes or introduces the main character?

• 2nd line

• 4th line

• 5th line

• 1st line

Limericks are usually serious poem?

• True

• False