Poetry from Ireland
A Limerick
There was an old man from Peru,
who dreamed he was eating his shoe.
He awoke in the night
with a terrible fright,
and found out that it was quite true.
1. There was an old man from Peru, (A)
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2. who dreamed he was eating his shoe. (A)
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3. He awoke in the night (B)
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4. with a terrible fright, (B)
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5. and found out that it was quite true. (A)
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Limerick Examples
There was a young girl from Darjeeling
Who travelled from London to Ealing.
It said on the door
Don't spit on the floor
So she jumped up and spat on the ceiling.
Limerick Examples
I went to the staffroom one day
For a nice cup of tea during play
But a bear had got in
And was lying on his chin
Even though he had nothing to say.
Limerick Examples
There was a young lady from Ickenham
Who went on a bus-trip to Twickenham.
She drank too much beer,
Which made her feel queer,
So she took off her boots and was sick-in-'em.