Limerick
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Limerick is a noun meaning A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.
Meaning
A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.
Example Sentences
Take a look. That’s Buffy, Muffy, and Fluffy. Do they have anything in common other than names you could write a limerick around?
The limerick, it would appear, Is a verse form we owe Edward Lear; Two long and two short Lines rhymed, as was taught, And a fifth just to bring up the rear.
Word Forms
- limericks
- limeric
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include verse, poem, naughty, rogue, rascal, sonnet.
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