1. Hickere, Dickere Dock, A Mouse ran up the Clock, The Clock Struck One, The Mouse fell down, And Hickere Dickere Dock.

2. LIMERICKS

3. The limerick packs laughs anatomical In space that is quite economical, But the good ones I've seen So seldom are clean, And the clean ones so seldom are comical.

4. A limerick is a five-line poem written with one couplet and one triplet. A limerick is a five-line poem written with one couplet and one triplet. Rhyme Pattern Rhyme Pattern A A B B A

5. Limericks are meant to be funny. They often contain hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idioms, puns, and other figurative devices. Limericks are meant to be funny. They often contain hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idioms, puns, and other figurative devices. The limerick form was popularized by Edward Lear The limerick form was popularized by Edward Lear Edward Lear Edward Lear

6. Try completing this limerick. Try completing this limerick. A) There once was a pauper named Meg A) Who accidentally broke her _______. B) She slipped on the ______. B) Not once, but thrice A) Take no pity on her, I __________.

7. There was a young man from Japan Whose limericks never would scan. When asked why this was, He answered "because I always try to fit as many syllables into the last line as ever possibly I can."

8. "Death Visits Jed (And Hilarity Ensues!)" "Death Visits Jed (And Hilarity Ensues!)" There once was a dumb man named Jed By accident he lost his head Friends propped up his arms Put him on their farm And now he's a scarecrow instead There once was a dumb man named Jed By accident he lost his head Friends propped up his arms Put him on their farm And now he's a scarecrow instead

9. "Death Visits the Pumpkin (And it's Not Quite as Funny)" "Death Visits the Pumpkin (And it's Not Quite as Funny)" There once was quite a grand pumpkin Who lived in a patch with his kin From here he was seized Of his guts relieved And the pumpkins screamed "What a sin!" There once was quite a grand pumpkin Who lived in a patch with his kin From here he was seized Of his guts relieved And the pumpkins screamed "What a sin!"

10. Allison Critch Allison Critch Allison Critch Allison Critch The night psychos wander the street Looking for victims to eat I won't sit at home I'll be on the roam And smile as I say trick or treat The night psychos wander the street Looking for victims to eat I won't sit at home I'll be on the roam And smile as I say trick or treat

11. Renee Morecombe Renee Morecombe Renee Morecombe Renee Morecombe There once was a zombie named Ned, Who hated the fact he was dead, He'd wander the night Giving everyone fright. While looking about for his head. There once was a zombie named Ned, Who hated the fact he was dead, He'd wander the night Giving everyone fright. While looking about for his head.