[ARCHIVED THREAD] - ar15.com limerick project (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 8/21/2001 11:58:58 AM EDT
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Main Entry: lim·er·ick Pronunciation: 'li-m&-rik, 'lim-rik Function: noun Etymology: Limerick, Ireland Date: 1896 : a light or humorous verse form of 5 chiefly anapestic verses of which lines 1, 2, and 5 are of 3 feet and lines 3 and 4 are of 2 feet with a rhyme scheme of aabba Example: There once was a man from Nantucket, Who kept all of his cash in a bucket, But his daughter, named Nan, Ran away with a man, And as for the bucket, Nantucket. Rules: Follow the form in the examples above Everyone writes only one line per limerick The person who comes up with the 5th(last) line of the limerick gets to start a new one. First up: [b]There once was a man from wisconsin[/b] |