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    Limericks
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  • What is a limerick?
    a poem
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  • How many lines does a limerick have?
    5
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  • What is the style of a limerick?
    humorous
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  • What 3 lines have to rhyme in a limerick?
    1st, 2nd and 5th lines
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  • What 2 lines have to rhyme together?
    3rd and 4th
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  • There once was a teacher from Spain, who loved to go out in the ______. What rhyme with Spain? (sun, rain, paint)
    rain
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  • Her umbrella was pink and it made people ______. What rhyme with pink? (purple, print, think)
    think
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  • There was a young boy with a cat who sat every day on a ______. What rhyme with cat? (bed, fat, mat)
    mat
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  • What rhyme scheme does a limerick poem have? (ABBAA, ACAABA, AABBA)
    AABBA
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  • Which lines of a Limerick poem are shorter?
    Lines 3 and 4
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  • True or false - Limericks are usually serious poems.
    False
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