Limericks

Learning Objectives:
To understand how rhyme can
be used in poetry to create
impact.
Outcomes:
To understand how rhyme can create impact
(level 3).
To create a limerick using the correct rhyme
pattern
(level 4).
To create a limerick using the correct syllable
pattern

Put this poem in order

Rearrange these lines to form a poem!
Think about the rhyming pattern.

who wanted to be a fairy

and now her hands are hairy
that didn't go well
There once was a girl named Mary
So she tried a spell

Key Terms

Syllable
Parts of a word, broken up into the different
sounds.

e.g. How many syllables are in your name?

Rhyme

When words sound the same.

e.g. bright / right, Fred / head what words rhyme
with your name?

Limerick

A five line verse, usually about a person and

humorous.

Limericks
There was a young fellow called Mark
Who would swim out to sea in the
dark.
On these night time trips
He saw lots of ships
Until he was seen by a shark!
Our school has a bully called Ray
Who copies my homework each
day.
So last night out of spite
I did none of it right.

Features of Limericks

Usually written about a person or animal.

Has five lines.
Is humorous.

Look at the limericks underline the words

that rhyme. What do you notice?
Draft your own limericks it can be about a
person that you know or make them up!

Peer Assess
Share your limericks with a partner.
Did they keep to the rhyming pattern?

Outcomes:
To understand how rhyme can create impact
(level 3).
To create a limerick using the correct rhyme pattern
(level 4).
To create a limerick using the correct syllable pattern
(level 5).