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What is a Limerick?
lim·er·ick [ límmərik
] noun
Definition:
five-line humorous poem: a five-line humorous poem with a characteristic rhythm, often dealing
with a risqué subject and typically opening with a line such as "There was a young lady called Jenny." Lines one, two, and
five rhyme with each other and have three metrical feet, and lines three and four rhyme with each other and have two metrical
feet.
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