Limericks 4V

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

There once was a sponge of the sea
Who had a pet snail named Gary
His squareness was fab
He worked at Krusty Krab
Who doesn’t love his show? Me!

There exists a Muppet of green
He dates a pig who can be mean
He plays the banjo
And often says “Hi-ho!”
And has a bunny friend named Bean!

This game board is covered in dots
To play you must work like a knot
With your feet and your hands
It’s difficult to stand
If you do yoga it’s easier than not!

You learned about this part of speech
It names words like “octopus” and “beach”
It’s a person or thing
Or a word like “ring”
Please remember it, to you I beseech!

He is one of Marvel’s best baddies
He hails from Asgard, this laddie
Of high birth he was born
He wears big golden horns
About him the girls are quite mad, see?

This junk food is made of potato
It’s often dipped in crushed tomato
Its flavor is mellow
Its colour is yellow
It duels with hamburger on a plate though!

DIY

Now make your own limerick!

Introduce a person or place (think of a name / word that rhymes easily)

Describe a unique characteristic of the person.

Describe their activities or problem on the third line

Continue to describe their activities or problem on the fourth line

Wrap it up with a funny punch line!

Write two silly limericks of your own using the templates above. Or create your own style keeping the same beat and rhyme scheme. Your poems must have...

a title (“My Limerick” is not a good title)

the correct limerick rhyme scheme and rhythm (a, a, b, b, a)

correct spelling

a funny punch line / a sense of humor 

Hand in your limerick here!

Hand in your limerick here!