Limerick - Definition and Techniques

And you thought limericks were simple? Five lines with an "aabba" rhyming scheme? Think again... you need anapestic beats, a first foot of a line with only one weak beat in front of the strong beat, and perhaps the odd amphimacer. Find out more than you ever needed to know about limericks at http://www.sfu.ca/~finley/discussion.html

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