Laugh out loud Limerick poems

Today in English children performed Limerick poems. Over the past couple of days, children have learnt about different types of poems including Limerick and Clerihew. They have learnt about the features including the number of lines, the rhyming scheme and the topic of the poem. They wrote fantastic poems both Limerick and Clerihew and you will be able to hear them on this blog! You are definitely in for a poetic treat and all children have done fantastic learning this week! 😊😊

What are the features of a Limerick poem?
What are the features of a Clerihew poem?
Which do you like better and why?
Who performed the best and why?

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  1. A features of a limerick poem is that 1 2 3 rhyme and 4 5 rhyme AABBA rhyme scene. A features of a clerihew is that 1 2 rhyme and 3 4 rhyme AABB rhyme scene. I like limerick poem more because it’s funny🤣 and light hearted 😊🌈

    • A feature of a limerick poem is AABBA rhyme scheme
      A feature of a clerihew poem is AABB rhyme scheme
      I like the clerihew poem because it is from a famous person

  2. The feature of a limerick poem is that it has 5lines it rhymes AABBA is the rhyming scheme.
    The feature of a Clerihew poem is that it has 4lines its rhyming scheme is AABB.
    I like the Clerihew poem because it’s about a famous person

  12. 1.Limerick features:5 lines,rhyming,Line 1,2,5 rhyme and line 3 and 4 rhyme.
    2.Clerihew features:4 lines,rhyming,line 1,2 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.
    3.Clerihew because you need to think of less rhymes for each line.
    4.Toleen because she did the best intonation while she was talking.

  16. The features of a Limerick poem is 5 lines ,AABBA rhyming scheme ,funny and light hearted , lines 1 ,2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.
    The features of a Clerihew poem is 4 lines,AABB rhyme scheme,about someone famous,funny , lines 1 and 2 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.
    I like the Clerihew poem because it is shorter and funnier than the other one.
    I liked mine because I got to act in it

  18. 1.The features of limerick are that there are 5 lines .
    2.The features of clerihew are that there are 4 lines.
    3.cleihew because it rhymes.
    4.my group because the acting was good 😊.

  20. To make you laugh 😆 .
    It is silly and written by a famous person.
    I like a limerick poem beacuse it is more fun to read.
    Shard performed the best beacuse they let me being the reader

  22. Well done 3 Blue- you are all shining superstars and have done so well in today’s English- performing Limericks lesson. Keep up the fantastic work.

  23. A limerick poem has 5 lines.
    A celrihew poem is funny and made by a famous person.
    Limerick because it is funny.
    I think my group because it was so fun to watch and it was so funny.