I discuss the structure of limericks, provide some examples, and explain why dismissing them as "amateurish" is a mistake.

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References

• "How to Write a Limerick." Power Poetry, https://powerpoetry.org/actions/how-write-limerick.


• "Limerick." Literary Devices, https://literarydevices.net/limerick/.


• "Limerick." Poets.org, https://poets.org/glossary/limerick.


• Luck, Katherine. "How to Write a Limerick." How to Write Like..., https://howtowritelike.com/2019/12/05/how-to-write-a-limerick/.


• Morin, David. "Physics Limericks." Harvard University Department of Physics, 2004, https://www.physics.harvard.edu/undergrad/limericks.


• Salter, Matt. "Limerick Examples: Funny Famous Poems." Your Dictionary, https://examples.yourdictionary.com/limerick-examples.html.


• Stewart, David. "The Limerick is Furtive and Mean..." Smithsonian Magazine, August 31, 2002, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-limerick-is-furtive-and-mean-68444799/.