ANIMAL LIMERICK CONTEST

Poetry Contest

Please write a limerick on the theme of one main animal character, though other animals may also be included.

No humans, insects or fish. Birds are OK

A limerick is traditionally bawdy and humorous, so that style is preferred, though please be subtly naughty/humorous and not crude/offensive.

Five lines in total with syllable count as follows: Lines 1,2 and 5 should have nine or ten syllables each, and lines 3 and 4 should have either five or six syllables each.

Rhyme scheme is AABBA

Rhymes may be either perfect or near-rhymes

NO ARTWORK

NO AUTHOR NOTES

PLAIN BLACK TEXT WITH WHITE BACKGROUND ONLY

An example is included in 'additional details', below.



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