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Lear’s Limericks: playing with rhythm and rhyme
Limerick
Literary Terms
Inflection is the emphasis a speaker places on words through changes in pitch or volume. The rate is the speed at which a speaker
delivers words.
GrAMMAr USAGe
Punctuation Conventions
Commas (,) and semicolons (;) signal a brief pause, so slow down the rate of speaking. The dash (—) is used to emphasize the content that follows, so read the content with inflection.
Exclamation points (!) indicate that the speaker feels strong emotion (e.g., excitement, concern, or surprise), so
from
read the content with louder volume, a faster rate, and a higher inflection.
My Notes
Nonsense
A Book of
by Edward Lear
1 There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, “It is just as I feared! — Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!” 2 There was an Old Man with a nose,
Who said, “If you choose to suppose That my nose is too long,
You are certainly wrong!”
That remarkable Man with a nose.
3 There was an Old Man on a hill,
Who seldom, if ever, stood still;
He ran up and down,
In his Grandmother’s gown,
Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.
4 There was a Young Lady whose chin Resembled the point of a pin;
So she had it made sharp,
And purchased a harp,
And played several tunes with her chin. 5 There was an Old Man of Kilkenny, Who never had more than a penny;
He spent all that money
In onions and honey,
That wayward Old Man of Kilkenny.
6 There was an Old Man in a boat, Who said, “I’m afloat! I’m afloat!” When they said, “No! you ain’t!” He was ready to faint,
That unhappy Old Man in a boat.
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