Limerick

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A Limerick is a humorous verse form of five lines with the rhyme pattern (a,a,b,b,a). Use the following information to write a Limerick of your own.

Structure:

line 1 - State the situation (a)
line 2 - What happened (a)
line 3 - What went wrong (b)
line 4 - What went wrong (b)
line 5 - Result (a)

Examples:

There was an old man with a cane
Who tried to do flips down the lane.
But his cane somehow broke,
And this sorry old bloke,
Ended up with a terrible pain. There one was a girl who loved bugs
And kept them in jars, cups, and jugs.
She tickled their shins,
Scratched under their chins,
And carefully gave them all hugs.

In the box below, write your limerick. When you are finished, check your spelling, and print your poem.