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] trimeter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second and fifth line rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme.

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