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by keithold is a prodigal bagger on November 29th, 2007

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How many lines are in a limerick?

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  • by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on November 29th, 2007

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    'A limerick has five lines, with three metrical feet in the first, second and fifth lines and two metrical feet in the third and fourth lines. A variety of types of metrical foot can be used, but the most typical are the amphibrach (a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables) and the anapaest (two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable). The rhyme scheme is usually AABBA.

    The first line of a limerick traditionally introduces a person and a place, with the place appearing at the end of the first line and therefore establishing the rhyme scheme for the second and fifth lines. In early limericks, the last line was often essentially a repeat of the first line, although this is no longer customary.'
    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick_(poetry)

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