ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

POETRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a funny poem of five lines called?
A
Quartet
B
Limerick
C
Sextet
D
Palindrome
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A limerick consists of five lines with an A-A-B-B-A rhyme pattern.

Detailed explanation-2: -limerick, a popular form of short, humorous verse that is often nonsensical and frequently ribald. It consists of five lines, rhyming aabba, and the dominant metre is anapestic, with two metrical feet in the third and fourth lines and three feet in the others.

Detailed explanation-3: -The same goes for the quintain, a poetic form that must contain five lines.

Detailed explanation-4: -By definition, a limerick is a short poem with five lines. The first two lines rhyme with the fifth line, and the third and fourth lines rhyme together. Traditionally, lines one, two and five have nine syllables each, and lines three and four have just six syllables each, more or less.

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