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Introduction to PoetryLesson 5
Lesson Objectives
To be able to identify the features of a limerick.
I went to the staffroom one dayFor a nice cup of tea during playBut a troll had got inAnd was making a dinEven though he had nothing to say.
Type of poem?Pattern?
LimericksLimericks consist of five lines.
Lines 1, 2, and 5 of Limericks have 7-10 syllables and rhyme with one another.
Lines 3 and 4 of Limericks have 5-7 syllables and also rhyme with each
other.
Limericks
WHEN I GO FOR A WALK IN THE SUN,I CAN ASSURE YOU IT'S NOT ALWAYS FUN.AS THE FASTER I MOVE,IT IS EASY TO PROVETHAT PERSPIRATION,LIKE RIVERS,CAN RUN.
How to write a Limerick
1)2)3)4)5)
7 – 10 syllables
5 – 7 syllables
Let’s try to create a limerick about a puppy
7 – 10 syllables
Write a limerick about something funny that could
happen on your way to school in the morning. You can make it as outrageous
as you like.
On the way to school one day
Now try to write a limerick about a topic of your choice.
There once was a duck called RoxyShe was often described as quite foxy.She rocked out every dayIn her rock and roll wayDavid Bowie ain’t got half her moxy*!
*bravery, guts
Peer assessment
Swap your limerick with someone sat near you.
Read through the limerick. Using two pens: Underline the last words in lines 1,2 and 5. Do
they rhyme? Underline the last words in lines 3 and 4. Do
they ryhme? Count the syllables.
Do lines 1,2 and 5 have 7-10? Do lines 3 and 4 have 5-7?
Give a mark out of four!
Share!
Let’s share some of our limericks!
“Poetry: the best words in the best order.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Poet)
(1772-1834)
Plenary
To what extent do you find this statement to be true/false?
