Re^2: There once was a gentleman...

Please check the wikipedia entry for Limerick, which is slightly excerpted here:

A limerick is a five-line poem with a strict meter, popularized by Edward Lear and Charlie Murphy. The rhyme scheme is usually "A-A-B-B-A", with a rather rigid meter. The first, second, and fifth lines are three metrical feet; the third and fourth two metrical feet.

... and the page is filled with examples that follow the same form. I've never heard it is "metrical feet" - I've usually heard it referred to as "beats", but the meaning is the same.

--chargrill

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Re^3: There once was a gentleman... by arkturuz (Curate) on Jan 08, 2007 at 15:49 UTC
Heh, I was sure that limerick was some sort of a short poem without strict rules you quoted. Also, I wanted to put vim somewhere into it. :-) I used to write Free Verse poetry, so I forgot about the rules and regulations. Thank you for the correction!	[reply]