The XMTS Limmericks Thread

[fluter]

I'm not sure if it's iambic pentameter....

(Chuckle) That was for the other thread.

Limericks traditionally are in an anapestic meter. The anapest "unit" is (short short long) or (soft soft hard) if you prefer. The limerick's lines contain 3, 3, 2+2, and 3 of those.

dee dee DUM dee dee DUM dee dee DUM (trimeter :-)
dee dee DUM dee dee DUM dee dee DUM
dee dee DUM dee dee DUM
dee dee DUM dee dee DUM (tetrameter)
dee dee DUM dee dee DUM dee dee DUM


Iambic pentameter means 5 iambs (dee DUM) as in:

Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;

Iambic pentameter that doesn't rhyme, for instance most of Shakespeare's plays, is called blank verse. Rhymed couplets, available at extra cost, are a nice way to close out a speech.

True wit is nature to advantage dressed
What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed

[piperdbh]

I know of a fellow named Sandy
Who with his keyboard is real handy.
He posts quite a lot
On X Marks the Scot,
And in a white tie, he looks dandy!

A fellow named Matt made my kilt.
My silk dandelion won't wilt.
I make my own hose
To go with my clothes
And try to dress "Scotch to the hilt".

Grandfather often is hot,
And so I think I'd rather not
Attend it this year,
But please have no fear,
Gatlinburg will hit the spot!

[ccga3359]

dee dee DUM dee dee DUM dee dee DUM
dee dee DUM dee dee DUM dee dee DUM
dee dee DUM dee dee DUM
dee dee DUM dee dee DUM
dee dee DUM dee dee DUM dee dee DUM

I'll admit that your submission rhymes and has a certain flow but to me this is cheating.

Oh crap! Now it's stuck in my head.