Introduction

Patricia Pérez Verdia Cervantes Profesora de inglés de 1o de Secundaria

A limerick is a form of verse or short poem, humorous, slightly rude or even dark, which makes sense only in its own suspended reality.

It has no title (what?!), and is made up of five lines (no more, no less, please!). The first, second and fifth lines must rhyme and are longer. The third and fourth are usually shorter and rhyme with one another.

It is always accompanied by a funny illustration. They usually describe a strange character, and tell a nonsensical very brief story.

Edward Lear popularized this form of verse with his A Book of Nonsense published in 1846.

There once was a desperate and lonely vampire lad, whose greatest desire was to find the future Mrs Vlad; He met lovely Darien, awho promptly laughed and told him he was bloody mad.

by Ms. Pat