Limerick (poetry)

A limerick (/ˈlɪmərɪk/) is a form of verse, usually humorous and frequently rude, in five-line, predominantly anapestic trimeter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second and fifth line rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme. The following example is a limerick of unknown origin: The limerick packs laughs anatomicalInto space that is quite economical. But the good ones I've seen So seldom are clean And the clean ones so seldom are comical.

Limerick (poetry)

A limerick (/ˈlɪmərɪk/) is a form of verse, usually humorous and frequently rude, in five-line, predominantly anapestic trimeter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second and fifth line rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme. The following example is a limerick of unknown origin: The limerick packs laughs anatomicalInto space that is quite economical. But the good ones I've seen So seldom are clean And the clean ones so seldom are comical.