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Name________________ Date_________________ Limerick Limericks are humorous poems that are structured in five lines. The first and second lines rhyme, as do the third and fourth. The fifth line yields a surprise ending or humorous statement and rhymes with the first two lines. Directions: Using one or both of the templates, students write limericks by filling in the blanks with their own rhyming words. Use past tense. Example There once was a man from Beijing. All his life he hoped to be King. So he put on a crown, Which quickly fell down. That small silly man from Beijing. Template A There once was a ______________ from __________________. All the while s/he hoped _______________________________. So s/he _______________________________. And _________________________________. That ___________________ from ___________________. Template B I once met a _________________ from ___________________. Every day s/he _______________________________________. But whenever s/he ______________________. The _________________________________. That strange ___________________ from ___________________. Food for Thought © 2002, 2004 www.BeaconLearningC Rev. 05.10.04 1 Name_________________ Date__________________ Haiku Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry. The form is 17 syllables in three lines with the following pattern: first line, 5 syllables; second line 7 syllables; third line, 5 syllables. They usually have nature themes. Example A Rainbow Curving up, then down. Meeting blue sky and green earth Melding sun and rain. Directions: Fill in the blanks to complete the ha