Limerick



For you to write a limerick
You need to employ a lot of trick
Few words on
Great source of fun
Writing a limerick remain, a special skill to pick.

© Abdulhaleem

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The art of writing limerick

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Submitted by Abdulhaleemss on July 08, 2021

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 156
Words 32
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5

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