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Limericks read with a chunk pattern

Do you know what a limerick is?

Limericks read with a chunk pattern

A 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.

Limericks read with a chunk pattern

Read the following limericks:

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.”

Limericks read with a chunk pattern

This is how YOU are reading the limericks with a chunk

pattern.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)

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A 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.

Limericks read with a chunk pattern

This is how YOU are reading the limericks with a chunk pattern.

A 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.

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)

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