Question

Can somebody help me with my limerlink poem? i have to create my own.

Answer 1

To write a limerick you must first know what it is and it's form. A limerick is a nonsensical poem, usually humorous and often risque or obscene. For obvious reasons you will probably want to avoid the latter two. Limericks originated in Ireland so you will often find Irish names or subject matter in them, but this is not a requirement.

Limericks are always five lines long and there are two important aspects about the form of a limerick that you must adhere to:
1. Lines 1, 2, and 5 are longer (syllabically) than lines 3 and 4
2. The rhyme scheme is always AABBA. In other words, lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.
The meter is usually has 2 unstressed syllables between the stress ones (I'll show you what I mean below in an example).

Another thing about limericks, and this has a bit to do with the meter is that lines 1, 2, and 5 are between 7 and 10 syllable long, while lines 3 and 4 are five to 7. So you have some room to play with it here. Here is an example from Edward Lear who was famous for his limericks:

There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, 'It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!'

As you can see with this one he follows the AABBA rhyming scheme and lines 1, 2, and 5 are 8 syllables, while 3 and 4 are 5 syllables. The metter follows the pattern of 2 unstressed syllables between each stressed syllable I'll re-write the limerick with the stressed syllables in all caps so you can see it more clearly:

there WAS an old MAN with a BEARD,
who SAID, 'it is JUST as I FEARED!
two OWLS and a HEN,
four LARKS and a WREN,
have ALL built their NESTS in my BEARD!'

Follow these tips and parameters and you should have a limerick in no time. Limericks are probably the easiest poems to create next to free verse.