In this lesson, students will learn how to recognize the features of limerick poetry. A limerick is a form of verse, usually humorous and frequently rude, in five-line, predominantly anapestic trimeter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA.
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2. Aim Aim • To recognise the features of limerick poetry. Success Success Criteria Criteria • Statement 1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur • adipiscing I know that limericks usually start with set phrases; elit. • Statement 2 • I •know that a limerick has 5 very rhythmic lines; Sub statement • I know that certain lines should rhyme.
3. There once was a teacher in school, Who thought, “I am nobody’s fool.” She searched lovely Twinkl, For resources to sprinkle, And now her classroom looks so cool!
4. Limerick Examples Limericks are light-hearted, funny poems with several common Compare these two limericks. There once was a young man from Who always would hang from the He couldn’t wear a hat, But could hang like a bat, And said, “What a wonderful feeling!” There was an old Martian named Zed With blue spots all over his head. He sent out a lot Of di-di-dash-dot-dot But nobody knows what he said!
5. Limerick Features What did you notice? Lines 3 and 4 rhyme. Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme. There once was a young man from Ealing, Who always would hang from the ceiling. He couldn’t wear a hat, But could hang like a bat, And said, “What a wonderful feeling!”
6. Limerick Features What did you notice? Lines 3 and 4 are There once was a young man from Lines 1, 2 and 5 shorter, with the are longer and same number of Ealing, have syllables (5-6). Who always would hang from the approximately the ceiling. same number of He couldn’t wear a hat, syllables (usually 8-10) in each. But could hang like a bat, And said, follow Limericks “Whataatypical wonderful feeling!” rhythm: di DUM di di DUM di di DUM dum (3 beats) di DUM di di DUM di di DUM dum (3 beats) di DUM di di DUM (2 beats) di DUM di di DUM (2 beats) di DUM di di DUM di di DUM dum (3 beats)
7. Limerick Features What did you notice? First lines begin with The second line gives typical phrases, like this more details about the one. subject. There once was a young man from Ealing, Who always would hang from the ceiling. Lines 3 and 4 He couldn’t wear a hat, give us some action about But could hang like a bat, the subject. Thesaid, And last line “Whatis a wonderfulThe first line sets up the feeling!” the punchline, subject, so it usually ends usually the with the name of a person consequences of or place. lines 3 and 4.
8. Your Turn Can you complete this limerick 1. There once was a from , 2. Who . 3. He , 4. And/but/then . 5. .
9. Plenary What have we learned about • Limericks usually start with set phrases. • They have 5 very rhythmic lines. • Lines 1, 2 and 5 must rhyme. • Lines 3 and 4 must rhyme. • The rhyming pattern is AABBA
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