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| The Basic Rules For Limericks: | EXAMPLE |
| 1. There can only be 5 lines. | A wonderful bird is the pelican
His bill can hold more than his belican He can take in his beak Food enough for a week But I'm damned if I see how the helican (by Dixon Merritt) |
| 2. Lines 1, 2 and 5 must rhyme and lines 3 and 4 must rhyme. | |
| 3. Lines 1, 2 and 5 should contain about 9 syllables, while lines 3 and 4 should contain about 6 or 7 syllables. |
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One day I'll travel to New York |
Note: If the limerick is finished and you would like to start another one, just write <br><br> at the beginning of your twenty words and then put your first word directly after, with no space in between. |
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Online Rhyming Dictionaries www.rhymer.com rhyme.poetry.com |