A limerick is a humorous or light verse of usually five lines that rhyme in a certain pattern, which is AABBA. In other words, the first two and the last lines rhyme. Take a look at the following example:
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, the third and fourth lines rhyme with ‘hen’ and ‘wren.’
Limericks are used in the Intensive ESL program for pronunciation work. If you’d like see more examples of limericks, check out Merriam Webster’s list of usage limericks or limericks that might help you nail those commonly confused words. You can find them at https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/usage-limericks/their.
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