limerick
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Entrants would write the final line of a limerick to enter into the draw to win a brand new car.
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2023
For today’s homework, try to mix and match a format, a style and a topic — like, “Write a limerick in the style of Snoop Dogg about global warming.”
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2023
By “significantly,” we mean that “him” or “his” won’t count as the word unless your limerick focused on that word — if it were about gender, or using pronouns, for example.
From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022
He asked the student to read a limerick about a monster-like machine that “munches up socks by the pair.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021
Madeline: "Good limerick" is a contradiction in terms.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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