AABBA의 각운을 가진 5행의 짧고 익살스러운 시.
A humorous five-line poem with a distinctive rhythm and an AABBA rhyme scheme, often containing nonsensical or bawdy content.
예문:
"The children laughed as the teacher recited a silly limerick about a cat from Peru."
"Edward Lear is widely celebrated for popularizing the limerick through his nonsense verse collections."
"Writing a clever limerick requires strict adherence to the AABBA rhyme scheme and specific meter."