Limericks, chunk pattern
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This document explains the structure and reading technique of limericks, which are five-line poems with a specific rhyme scheme (a a b b a). It provides examples of limericks and demonstrates how to read them using a chunk pattern, highlighting the patterns of triplets and couplets. The source cited is 'Clear Speech: Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English' by Judy B. Gilbert.
Limericks, chunk pattern
- 2. Limericksreadwith a chunkpatternDo youknowwhat a limerickis?
- 3. Limericksreadwith a chunkpatternA limerick is a five-line poem.The rhyme pattern is a a b b a.pattern a is a triplet,pattern b is a couplet.The limerick is read in chunks.
- 4. Limericksreadwith a chunkpatternReadthefollowinglimericks:A flea and a fly in a flueWere caught, so what could they do?Said the fly, "Let us flee.""Let us fly," said the flea.So they flew through a flaw in the flue.A student was sent to TacomaIntending to earn a diplomaHe said, “With the rain, I don´t want to remain.I think I´d prefer Oklahoma.”
- 5. Limericksreadwith a chunkpatternThisishow YOU are readingthelimerickswith a chunkpattern.A flea/ and a fly/ in a flue/ - triplet (a)Were caught,/ so what/ could they do?/ - triplet (a)Said the fly,/ "Let us flee."/ - couplet (b)"Let us fly,"/ said the flea./ - couplet (b)So they flew/ through a flaw/ in the flue./ - triplet (a)AnonymousA student/ was sent to/ Tacoma/ - triplet (a)Intending/ to earn/ a diploma/ - triplet (a)He said,/ “With the rain,/ - couplet (b)I don´t want/ to remain./ - couplet (b)I think/ I´d prefer/ Oklahoma.”/ - triplet (a)Gilbert, Judy B (2005) Clear Speech. Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English. Cambridge: New York, N. Y.
- 6. Limericksreadwith a chunkpatternThisishow YOU are readingthelimerickswith a chunkpattern.A flea/ and a fly/ in a flue/ - triplet (a)Were caught,/ so what/ could they do?/ - triplet (a)Said the fly,/ "Let us flee."/ - couplet (b)"Let us fly,"/ said the flea./ - couplet (b)So they flew/ through a flaw/ in the flue./ - triplet (a)AnonymousA student/ was sent to/ Tacoma/ - triplet (a)Intending/ to earn/ a diploma/ - triplet (a)He said,/ “With the rain,/ - couplet (b)I don´t want/ to remain./ - couplet (b)I think/ I´d prefer/ Oklahoma.”/ - triplet (a)Gilbert, Judy B (2005) Clear Speech. Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English. Cambridge: New York, N. Y.