Sunday, March 16, 2008

Limerick Wars

Limericks are whimsical, 5-line poems with a structured rhyming pattern of aabba. The 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines have three feet (beats), and the 3rd and 4th lines have two feet. The last line is usually a punch line. Here's one I wrote that was inspired by my little chihuahua--her name is Geisha, but I also call her Gidget at times.

A giant had a pup he called Gidget
A chihuahua so tiny, a midget
The giant he sat
On the pup as she napped
She's smaller than ever, poor Gidget!

You've recently written three original limericks. Post your best original limerick here for entry in the 7th Grade Limerick Wars. Each week or so, the limericks will battle it out in NCAA tournament style, until we have a champion limerick. The champion limerick writer will earn a treat of their choice, and of course become famous beyond all belief!

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

there once was a boy named ned
who went to sit on his bed
he hit his head
got back on his bed
then he went outside to shred

Anonymous said...

there once was a girl from france
who had a friend named chance
they both hated ants
who went up up their pants
and to get them out they would dance

Anonymous said...

there once was a girl from france
who had a friend named chance
they both hated ants
who went up up their pants
and to get them out they would dance

Anonymous said...

there once was a boy named thor
he had to go to the store
he was such a creep
he was thrown on the street
and now his bum is all sore

Anonymous said...

there once was a boy named thor
he had to go to the store
he was such a creep
he was thrown on the street
and now his bum is all sore

Anonymous said...

there once was a bright blue ocean
that mad a lot of potions
it was called puffin
it was a muffin
now there is a big commotion

Anonymous said...

there is a place called europe
it looks like a big sturrope
that starts wiith an e
they say thats me
they liike spaggetie and surope

Anonymous said...

my aunts went to france
so they could dance
then they fell
oh well
now my aunts cant dance

Anonymous said...

the ocean


a girl went to the ocean
who thought she could find a potion
she thought she was cool
she started to drool
and now shes making a commotion

Anonymous said...

syrup

there was a person from europe
who spit in a big can of syrup
she was riding a cow
who started to meow
then her foot came out of the sturup

Anonymous said...

syrup

there was a person from europe
who spit in a big can of syrup
she was riding a cow
who started to meow
then her foot came out of the sturup

Anonymous said...

school

there was a person in school
who thought he was allways cool
school is a bore
i try to ignore
the person who liked school is a fool

Anonymous said...

meow

there was a dunce who was a bat
who thought it was a cat
and a cow
so it started to moew
i would rather be a rat

plum
once i ate a plum
it hurt my tum
wasen't good
tasted like wood
oh my gosh how dumb

pat
i knew a man named pat
i thought he was rather fat
i couldn't tell
it wasn't sell
maby i will give him a cat

Anonymous said...

Well written article.