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April 16, 2015 limericks Ho mework: Study your notes. Poetry test next Wednesday April 22! Bring in random object. Objective I can identify the elements of a limerick. Warm Up: Today we will be moving away from narrative poetry to look at another type of poem - a LIMERICK. Look up the definition of LIMERICK in the glossary of your Literature book and copy it into your notes.

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Random object requirements Th e object CANNOT be electronic in any way - no batteries, no cords or plug ins It should be something that you use fairly often It should not be an ordinary school supply - pencil, pen, marker, notebook, etc. It should be something that has a story behind it, is special in some way It should be something fairly unique to you

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Limerick a shor t, humorous poem made up of five lines. It usually has a rhyme scheme aabba, created by two rhyming couplets followed by a fifth line that rhymes with the first couplet.

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A silly young fellow named Ben Swallowed up his wrist watch, and then He coughed up the date And time on his plate April first, ten seconds past ten. - Jack Prelutsky

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A bugler named Dougal McDougal Found ingenious ways to be frugal. He learned how to sneeze In various keys, Thus saving the price of a bugle. - Ogden Nash

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How do you write a limerick?

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Rhyme Pattern: T he last words of the first, second, and fifth lines all rhyme with each other. Well call those rhyming words A, like Peru, shoe, and true or Tim, swim, and him. And the last words of the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other. Well call those rhyming words B, like night and fright or dock and rock.

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Rhythm Pattern: T he first, second, and fifth lines all have this rhythm pattern: da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (notice there are 3 DUMS or beats). Say, There once was a fellow named Tim out loud. Now say, da DUM da da DUM da da DUM out loud. Notice that both have the same rhythm. The third and fourth lines have a different rhythm pattern: da DUM da da DUM (notice there are 2 DUMS or beats). Say, He fell off the dock out loud. Now say da DUM da da DUM out loud. Notice that both have the same rhythm.

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1. There was an old man from Peru, (A) da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS) 2. who dreamed he was eating his shoe. (A) da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS) 3. He awoke in the night (B) da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS) 4. with a terrible fright, (B) da da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS) 5. and found out that it was quite true. (A) da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS)

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When you write a limerick, make sure that it has the same AABBA rhyme pattern. Make sure it also has the same 3 DUMS, 3 DUMS, 2 DUMS, 2 DUMS, 3 DUMS rhythm pattern, too. To be sure, recite the poem, substituting da for all unaccented or unstressed syllables and DUM for all accented or stressed syllables. If your poem doesnt have a similar rhythm pattern, then you need to make some adjustments.

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There once was a young girl named Jill. She screamed at the sight of a drill. She brushed every day Her dentist would say...

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There once was a young girl named Jill. She screamed at the sight of a drill. She brushed every day Her dentist would say... Your teeth are so perfect; no bill. "Oh my, what a beautiful grill!"

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Your turn! You will now work in your groups to create a limerick based on one of the poems that we have read in class. Think about the events that happened in your poem. If you could make some sort of change anywhere in the poem, a funny twist in the plot or in the events, what would it be? Write a limerick about something funny that could be added to your original poem.

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Message from a Caterpillar Caterpillar in its cocoon It shines in the light of the moon Falls out of the tree Gets stepped on by me No butterfly anytime soon http://www.ourhabitatgarden.org/creatures/c-images/monarch-pupating5.jpg

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