Introduce Yourself in a Limerick 4 ST. Patty's Day

[cdlight]

I thought introducing different poetry styles is not only fun, but it's part of our craft...so a limerick is a must...
Have fun with this one
CD

A limerick is a five-line poem written with one couplet and one triplet. If a couplet is a two-line rhymed poem, then a triplet would be a three-line rhymed poem. The rhyme pattern is a a b b a with lines 1, 2 and 5 containing 3 beats and rhyming, and lines 3 and 4 having two beats and rhyming. Some people say that the limerick was invented by soldiers returning from France to the Irish town of Limerick in the 1700's.
Limericks are meant to be funny. They often contain hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idioms, puns, and other figurative devices. The last line of a good limerick contains the PUNCH LINE or "heart of the joke." As you work with limericks, remember to have pun, I mean FUN! Say the following limericks out loud and clap to the rhythm. (ref: volweb.utk.edu/school/bedford/harrisms/limerick.htm)

Limericks - The form
Limericks consist of five anapaestic lines.
Lines 1, 2, and 5 of Limericks have seven to ten syllables and rhyme with one another.
Lines 3 and 4 of Limericks have five to seven syllables and also rhyme with each other.
(ref: www.poetry-online.org/limericks.htm)

Here’s an example

There once were some poets on-line
Who took some time this rhyme
But soon they would see
It’s just silly me
What a waste of your precious of time

[cdlight]

There once was a poet named CD
who found rhyming poetry easy
but the thought of free verse
made him turn for the worst
now he's in a straight jacket gone crazy

[heart2heart]

Great fun one CD ! I'll check out this tomorrow - getting late here where I am, almost 10:30 PM and I have to get up at 6. So nice to have you join us
H2H (Katriona)

[sunny]

ok,, I try, thanks..


One day I find my heart feeling of pain
I realize half of it has lost its pace
I heard some music at night
From each digit of screen light
My heart sings and beats in delirious way

[cdlight]

it's a poem, but not a Limerick Sunny... Read the instructions above and try again.
CD

[sunny]

Feb 23, 2009 1:03:51 GMT -5 cdlight said:

it's a poem, but not a Limerick Sunny... Read the instructions above and try again.
CD

ok... thanks CD... I go try again

[sunny]

How about this one? does it count? CD?

I just cannot sing out my song right
Which tone is too thin sound too high
When move my lips
Tune start to weep
Sky would tear and the moon would cry

[sunny]

Feb 23, 2009 3:50:35 GMT -5 cdlight said:

The first line is supposed to introduce a person, place or thing

Example

There once was a poet named Sunny
Won the lotto and went to claim money
He must have misplaced it
they offered to replace it
"REALLY?" they said, "NO! but thats funny."

ok, my friend! I love to learn this well... but I am out of time and have to run... I wish I can just sit here never to get up... haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa hugs! most thanks to your such great kindness of teaching me! thanks my friend!! wait till tonight ok! I thanks you millions later! hundreds hugs!

[cdlight]

There once was a place to post Limericks
And jest at one's self just for cheap kicks
but the lacking of postings
means no laughing or boasting
Take a trip to the mud, remove your stick

[sunny]

Feb 24, 2009 15:34:01 GMT -5 cdlight said:

There once was a place to post Limericks
And jest at one's self just for cheap kicks
but the lacking of postings
means no laughing or boasting
Take a trip to the mud, remove your stick

CD, I try again ok... how about this one uh? I will try till you say is ok.
let me know ok?


There once was a student named Sunny
Learn to write Limerick from teacher CD
She did try few times
Still they were not right
Sunny told CD she need to drink some tea!


how is this one? I am crying... heeee but I still will try till I get it ok? CD?

[sunny]

by the way CD... I said that to you about I will write some poems to thank you for your kindness teach me... do you remember? I just want to say that ... during the weekday.. I am pretty tire at night... so, I will write you in weekend when I have day off...ok? thanks again! millions times! hugs thank!

[cdlight]

Sunny, Do you count syllables when you write?
Your syllable count in your lines are ,11,5,5,11
Try to have lines 1,2, and 5 have the same syllable count (7-10) or one off...also these have to rhyme
then have the lines 3 and 4 have similar syllable counts (4-6)...these must rhyme too.
The rhyme scheme is always a,a,b,b,a
So your count may look like ,,5,5, or 8,8,6,5,
I hope that helps...
CD

[sunny]

Feb 25, 2009 0:51:43 GMT -5 cdlight said:

Sunny, Do you count syllables when you write?
Your syllable count in your lines are ,11,5,5,11
Try to have lines 1,2, and 5 have the same syllable count (7-10) or one off...also these have to rhyme
then have the lines 3 and 4 have similar syllable counts (4-6)...these must rhyme too.
The rhyme scheme is always a,a,b,b,a
So your count may look like ,,5,5, or 8,8,6,5,
I hope that helps...
CD

I digging my head out to think that maybe my not correct pronunciation in the way of my count.... when I read that word in my heard, I find it the more and less syllable as my own go, but it is not mean that my count of my own is corrected! it must be my weak of pronunciation of each word that mistake tone and sound (syllable).... that I find so confused CD

CD, I 'll go try again ok... otherwise, you can write a poem to shout at my ears about the syllable count!( I imagine that must be very funny! haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)then I need to go count my tears! haaaaaaaaaaaa

[sunny]

CD,,, I try again;


long long ago there is a Sunny day (10)

pops out a baby in a Sunny Bay(10)

a girl named Sunny(5)

She laughs so funny(5)

heaven and the earth show her all the ways(10)





CD? How is this one? can you please count my syllables see if your count is the same as mine? so that I will learn what exactly what I count wrong? ok? please CD? thank you!
I will fix it till I get it right!

[sunny]

There was a honey who sounds very funny
Laugh like a kitty frown like a bunny
She adores the moon
While sings a tune
The sun and stars are calling her Sunny