Limerick poetry - Structure - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Limerick Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - Limerick Poetry - Structure
The rhyme scheme is usually aabba, with a rather rigid meter. The first, second, and fifth lines are three metrical feet; the third and f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limerick Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - Limerick Poetry - History
Limerick poetry - Origin of the name. The origin of the actual word limerick is obscure. The first known occurrence is from May 1896; t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limerick Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - Limerick Poetry - Limericks In Other Languages Than English
Although limericks have been written in a great number of different languages, many of these suffer from the fact that the meter of the l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limerick Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - Limerick Poetry - Spelling
The limerick is often spelled to make the ending match in orthography as well as pronunciation, especially when the spelling of one of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limerick Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - Limerick Poetry - Well-known Authors
Ogden Nash is renowned for humorous short poetry, and often used the limerick form: There once was a miser named Clarence Who simonized[...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limerick Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - Limerick Poetry - Recurring Themes
Limerick poetry - Ribald verses. Definitely a recurring theme is the indecent subjects of many limericks. It is often considered that t...   » Read the article