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The Limerick is a five-line projection of witty, and even bawdy, themes. The basic, though flexible, structure has 9, 9, 6, 6, 9 syllables and a rhyme scheme of aabba, as described and demonstrated in the following links: https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/1094-limerick-and-cross-limerick/ https://www.writersdigest.com/poets/limericks-the-naughty-side-of-poetry https://parade.com/1249429/marynliles/limericks/ "In the Barrio" Let the creativity flow from your soul! Dave "The Poet's Place " |