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Limericks
Edward Lear
About Edward Lear
The limericks are written by a man called Edward Lear. Edward Lear wrote many limericks and other 'nonsense verse'. His verse is very funny.
Limericks are short poems of five lines.
There was an Old Man in a boat,
Who said, 'I'm afloat, I'm afloat!'
When they said, 'No! you ain't!'
He was ready to faint,
That unhappy Old Man in a boat.
There was a Young Lady of Russia,
Who screamed so that no one could hush her;
Her screams were extreme,
No one heard such a scream,
As was screamed by that lady of Russia.
There was an Old Person of Ewell,
Who chiefly subsisted on gruel;
But to make it more nice
He inserted some mice,
Which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell.
Available Answers
- 1.
What happened to the Old Man's boat?
- 2.
What did the man from Ewell eat?
- 3.
What did the lady of Russia do?
- 4.
Which limerick do you like the best? Say why.
- 5.
When they said, 'No! you ain't!'
He was ready to faint,- What is this limerick about?
- What does 'No! you ain't' mean? Write out what is meant in a full sentence in Standard English.
- Why was he ready to faint?
- 6.
Can you write the rhyming scheme for the limericks?
There was an Old Man in a boat, (a) boat Who said, 'I'm afloat, I'm afloat!' (a) afloat When they said, 'No! you ain't!' (b) ain't He was ready to faint, (b) faint That unhappy Old Man in a boat (a) boat
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