1. Limerick Poetry and Free Verse Poetry

2. What is limerick poetry?  A limerick poem is a humorous five-line verse that has a regular meter and the rhyme scheme aabba. They also often have place names in their rhymes.

3. Example There was an old man of Peru Who dreamt he was eating a shoe. He awoke in the night With a terrible fright. With a terrible fright. And found it was perfectly true!

4. Example There was an old man of Peru A Who dreamt he was eating a shoe.A He awoke in the nightB With a terrible fright. B With a terrible fright. B And found it was perfectly true! A

5. What is free verse poetry?  Free verse is poetry that is “free” of a regular meter and rhyme scheme. Poets writing in free verse try to capture the natural rhythms of ordinary speech.

6. Example If flowers want to grow Right off the concrete sidewalk cracks I’m going to bend down to smell them. -David Ignatow -David Ignatow