Humorous Poetry

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

_{What is the limerick rhyme scheme?} 

• ABABA
• ABBCC
• ABCBC
• AABBA

_{What is a rhyme scheme?} 

• Thing that Rhymes.
• Pattern within the lines. 
• Story.
• A word. 

_{What qualities may limericks have?} 

• Alliteration
• Personification
• Humor and variety of word choice. 
• Hyperbole 

_{What continent is Ireland located on?} 

• Asia
• Europe
• Africa 
• North America 

_{Where did limericks originate?}

• Spain 
• Switzerland 
• France 
• Ireland 

_{How many lines are in a limerick?}

• 3
• 7
• 5
• 6

_{What type of poetry form is this quiz about?} 

• Limerick
• Rhyme Scheme
• Ireland
• Haiku

_{Who wrote the first limerick in the famous examples slide?}

• Mark Twain 
• Edward Lear
• William Shakespeare
• Rainbow Rowell