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Limerick (poetry) A limerick (/ ˈlɪmərɪk / LIM-ər-ik) [1] is a form of verse that appeared in England in the early years of the 18th century. [2] In combination with a refrain, it forms a limerick song, a traditional humorous drinking song often with obscene verses. It is written in five-line, predominantly anapestic and amphibrach [3 ...
19th century. Genre. Children's literature, literary nonsense and limericks. Notable works. The Book of Nonsense, " The Owl and the Pussy-Cat ". Edward Lear (12 May 1812 [ 1 ][ 2 ] – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially ...
There once was a man from Nantucket. " There once was a man from Nantucket " is the opening line for many limericks, in which the name of the island of Nantucket creates often ribald rhymes and puns. The protagonist in the obscene versions is typically portrayed as well-endowed and hypersexualized. The opening line is so well known that it has ...
We’ve spared you the math, but here’s the limerick example: A dozen, a gross, and a score. Plus three times the square root of four. Divided by seven. Plus five times eleven. Is nine squared ...
With a population of 102,287 at the 2022 census, [ 2 ] Limerick is the third-most populous urban area in Ireland, and the fourth-most populous city on the island of Ireland. [ 6 ][ 7 ][ 8 ] It was founded by Scandinavian settlers in 812, during the Viking Age. The city straddles the River Shannon, with the historic core of the city located on ...
An ode (from Ancient Greek: ᾠδή, romanized: ōidḗ) is a type of lyric poetry, with its origins in Ancient Greece. Odes are elaborately structured poems praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally. A classic ode is structured in three major parts: the strophe, the antistrophe, and ...
The navigation was finally opened in 1799, when over 1,000 long tons (1,000 tonnes) of corn came down to Limerick, as well as slates and turf. But even then, there were no tow paths in the river sections and there were still shoals in the summer months, as well as a lack of harbour facilities at Limerick, and boats were limited to 15–20 long ...
The history of Limerick stretches back to its establishment by Vikings as a walled city on King's Island (an island in the River Shannon) in 812, and to the granting of Limerick 's city charter in 1197. King John ordered the building (1200) of a great castle. The city was besieged three times in the 17th century, culminating in the famous 1691 ...