TGDS Contest Rules: Submit a limerick about The Good Dog Spot by Wednesday March 13th. Entries may be submitted in writing to the front office or via email to: Info@gooddogspot.net.
The top entries will be used in our pawprint art project and posted on Facebook. The top 3 as chosen by our staff will be awarded prizes at our St. Patty’s Day Pawty on March 15th!
2012 Winning Entry:
They call it The Good Dog Spot
Because dogs really like it a lot.
They run and they play
And have a great day.
You should come & see what they've got!
~Rufus & Willa Castro
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What is a Limerick? Limericks are one of the most fun and well-known poetic forms. No one knows for sure where the name “limerick” comes from, but most people assume it is related to the county of Limerick, in Ireland.
The reason limericks are so much fun is because they are short, rhyming, funny, and have a bouncy rhythm that makes them easy to memorize. In this lesson, I’ll show you how you can write your own limericks in just a few easy steps.
The Rules: Limericks, like all poetic forms, have a set of rules that you need to follow. The rules for a limerick are fairly simple:
¨ They are five lines long.
¨ Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme with one another.
¨ Lines 3 and 4 rhyme with each other.
¨ They have a distinctive rhythm (which I’ll explain shortly)
¨ They are usually funny.
For more detailed instructions, please visit http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/how-to-write-a-limerick/
