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by Steven Beesley Jul 29, 2005 category : Fun, humor / other
There was an old man from Scilly Who ate nothing but chili He soon gave some wind And everyone there grinned At the bloated old man from ScillyLimerick: From the Irish town of Limerick, originally a pub song or part of a tavern song chorus. Usually bawdy and humorous in nature. Short and simple, usually only 5 lines. The form consists of 5 anapaestic lines. Lines 1, 2 & 5 have 7 - 10 syllables and rhyme with one another. Lines 3 & 4 have 5 - 7 syllables and rhyme with each other.