A Man From France
Published on Nov 18, 2015
A Limerick made for a class presentation made in a beautiful way using Haiku Deck. Explains what a Limerick is and its properties.
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A Man From France
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There once was a man from France
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Who was really the best at break dance
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But then he broke his toe
So it looked like a crow
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And never again would he prance
Limericks are humorous poems that consist of five lines. They were made famous by an Englishman named Edward Lear during the 19th century.
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The oldest confirmed poem in this form was a written prayer by Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century. These poems have a specific rhyme scheme of ; aabba...
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There once was a man from France (a)
Who was really the best at breakdance (a)
But then he broke his toe (b)
So it looked like a crow (b)
And never again would he prance (a)
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Another way to recognize a limerick poem is that they often start with "There once was..." or "There was once...". They also have stressed words or beats : 1st, 2nd and 4th line have three stressed words each, the 3d and 4th line have two stressed words each
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Capital words = stressed words/beats
There ONCE was a MAN from FRANCE
Who was REALLY the BEST at BREAKDANCE
But then he BROKE his TOE
So it LOOKED like CROW
And NEVER AGAIN would he PRANCE
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I chose this limerick poem because...
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- This poem was of the best length, the others were either too long or too short to fit any literary devices in
- This poem used some literary devices
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Literary Devices:
Simile - So it looked like a crow
Hyperbole - Who was really the best at breakdance
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What makes this poem a limerick is the rhyme scheme, the five lines and it has certain amounts of beats on each line.
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