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- This article is about the poetic form. For other uses of the name, see Limerick (disambiguation).
A limerick is a short, often humorous and ribald poem developed to a very specific structure.
Structure
The rhyme scheme is usually "A-A-B-B-A", with a rather rigid meter. The first, second, and fifth lines are three metrical feet; the third and fourth two metrical feet. The foot used is usually the amphibrach, a stressed syllable between two unstressed ones. However it can be considered an anapestic foot, two short syllables and then a long, the reverse of dactyl rhythm. However, many substitutions are common. More on [ Limerick (poetry) ]
Arthur's Limericks - A collection of humorous five line limericks and verses in the style of Edward Lear.
Meta Description: [ Arthur's Limericks - a collection of humerous five line limericks and verses in the style of Edward Lear, part of a collection of 7,000 - 8,000 verses written by 'Arthur'. ]
Bill Daly's Home Page - Limericks, mead-making, a miscellany of links, and Bill Daly's family history pages.
Meta Description: [ Daly family history pages, Keats & Chapman stories, quality limericks, logic puzzles, recipes for making mead, and a miscellany of links ]
Chastushki - Funny dirty couplets as perfect example of Russian humor.
Meta Description: [ Russian dirty limericks (chastushki) with translations and tips ]
David's Limitless Limericks - A collection of illustrated limericks of all types, from innocent to shocking.
Meta Description: [ A new collection of crafty illustrated limericks of all types from innocent to shocking to serious. ]
Demon Peter's Limericks - Bawdy, holy, and clean limericks written by Demon Peter.
GrahamLester.com - Original limericks on a multitude of topics, along with other silly verse and humor.
Meta Description: [ humor and current events blog ]
Limerick o' the Day - Limericks that are not always so clean.
Limerick.com - Limericks - Humorous verses from this eponymous Irish town.
Meta Description: [ Limerick.com - limericks, limerick poem, funny limericks, naughty limericks, writing limericks. ]
Limericks and Links - Limericks on diverse topics along with a discussion page on the technicalities of the limerick.
Limericks for Wimps - Bowdlerized limericks for the politically correct.
Limericks on Daily Headlines - Humorous poems and limericks on international and Indian news items.
Limerickwriter.net - Limericks written for occasions such as birthdays, weddings, retirements or anniversaries.
Meta Description: [ At limerickwriter.com, we have limericks to fit any occasion. Email the details of your proposed limerick and we'll write it for you! ]
LimGen: The Limerick Generator - Supply five words and the generator will write the limerick.
Meta Description: [ LimGen - The Limerick Generator creates limericks based on the words you provide. If you can rhyme, you can use LimGen to create a limerick. Then give it a name and send it to a friend, or print it out to hang on the fridge. ]
OEDILF - The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form - A project to write at least one limerick for each and every word in the English language.
Physics Limericks - Works submitted to The American Physical Society Limerick Contest.
Polish Limericks - Includes an introduction to limericks, as well as translations of English and Polish limericks. [English-Polish]
Meta Description: [ Polish Site of Limericks -- (American) English Version ]
Raven Electrick - Electrick Limericks - Lively limericks with fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery themes.
Meta Description: [ Lively limericks with fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery themes ]
Rick Limery's Limericks - Subjects include religion, celebrities, food, work, sex, sports and crime.
Right Wing Limericks - E-laugh newsletter published via e-mail every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Meta Description: [ Published via e-mail every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday ]
There Was a Young Man Who Sent E-mails - The incomplete collected limericks of Richard C. Long.
Meta Description: [ There was a young man who sent e-mails: The incomplete collected limericks of Richard C. Long ]
Web's Funniest Limericks - A collection of limericks and an explanation as to how they are constructed.
Meta Description: [ This site is dedicated to Limericks as an art form. Only the most humorous which scan and rhyme are included. ]
Writing Limericks for Fun - Learn to write good Limericks from a PhD.
Meta Description: [ How to write dirty limericks ]
