This guide gives you step-by-step instructions on how to write a limerick.
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[...] Writing a Limerick - Planning and Drafting Writing a limerick Planning and Drafting LIMERICK WRITING ACTIVITY What do you need to do? Choose any topic for your limerick. Make sure that: it has 5 lines lines 1,2,5 rhyme lines 3,4 rhyme follows the AABBA rhyme scheme lines 1,2,5 have 7 to 10 syllables lines 3,4 have 5 to 7 syllables It starts with “There once was a” or “There was it has a punchline Choose ONE figurative language (simile, metaphor, alliteration OR onomatopoeia) for your The output of this writing activity is for your GRADED RECITATION. [...]
[...] Example: Line cup Line Again, a limerick tells a story. You need to think of what the story of your limerick will be when selecting your end words. Decide ONE figurative language you will use. Will you use a simile, metaphor, alliteration or onomatopoeia? After selecting which figurative language to use, create your figurative Example Figurative language: language. onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia: boohoo Think of your punchline. Remember, a punchline should be funny. Example: now, lou is so hungry too, boohoo. Write down your plan in the Limerick The SECOND step in the writing process Drafting ❑ Turn your notes into complete lines Recall the structure of a limerick. [...]
[...] Example: Line lou dew debu t zoo glu moo e lines and Remember rhyme, so you can select two words from your list and use them as the rhyming words for lines 2 and 5. Example Line lou Line true too flu stew Line too stew canoe Don't forget, a limerick tells a story. You need to think of what the story of your limerick will be when selecting your end words. Think of the end word for Line 3. [...]
