lim·er·ick
/ˈlim(ə)rik/
noun
a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear.
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The limerick is often comical, nonsensical, and sometimes even lewd form popular in children's literature. Composed of five lines or five-line stanzas, ...
Limerick
Form of verse
A limerick is a form of verse that appeared in England in the early years of the 18th century. In combination with a refrain, it forms a limerick song, a traditional humorous drinking song often with obscene verses. Wikipedia
Limerick. A fixed light-verse form of five generally anapestic lines rhyming AABBA. Edward Lear, who popularized the form, fused the third and fourth lines ...
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