Cooking Is A Scam
A Limerick Poem
Cora has a recipe book
She used it all the time to cook
She cooks for hours
Her husband devours
And swiftly turns it into poop
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A limerick is a humorous five-line poem with just one stanza. Limericks have an AABBA rhyme scheme and a bouncy rhythm. The subject matter of a limerick is often whimsical and funny.
Limericks all follow the same structure and pattern which sets them apart from other poetic forms and makes them easily identifiable.
- A limerick consists of five lines arranged in one stanza.
- The first, second and fifth lines must rhyme and have 7 to 10 syllables.
- The third and fourth lines must rhyme and only have 5 to 7 syllables.
- The rhythm of a limerick is anapestic, which means two unstressed syllables are followed by a third stressed syllable.
- The first, second, and final line each have three anapestsβda dum da da dum da da dum.
- The third and fourth lines have two anapests-βda dum da da dum.
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lol XD
Beautiful article Let's support each other
So funny! loved it and Congratulations! (late)
So fun ! You made me want to try, but they won't publish my work unless it is 600 words. they keep rejecting me. . ..How did you do it?
I liked your poem, though content is bit gross
really i laughed hard dharrsheena
Great limerick, Dharr. I laughed again!
You exposed the truth about how cooks feel. π
This is funny! Back in " the day" families would keep a pot on the stove and would just keep adding ingredients after they ate a meal, maybe this why- the futility of lengthy meal prep ππ€£ππβοΈβ€οΈ
You made my day! I loved it! :)
I looked at the title, I was impressed. I went to the poem, and I wasnβt expecting the last line. πππ what a neat turn of events. Could be shades thrown or just a funny observation. Throw him in the kitchen so that she could swiftly turn whatever he makes into poop ππ½ I absolutely love that I couldnβt tell what was comingππ½β₯οΈ
Love it! π
OMG! This is so funny!
I love limericks! This is a great one.
I honestly didn't know about the syllable count in limericks until like, today years old. What a great time to learn more about poetry from Dharrsheena! Thanks Dharrsheena!
What can I say Dhar. True and hilarious! Saw this title and was drawn in.
π€£π€£π€£ How did I miss this earlier?! Hilarious!
LOL...all cooking eventually turns into poop
That is so true and why I only cook simple meals. Oh so very true
A funny way of describing but it's the truth. The countless hours spent prepping, cutting, dicing, slicing, boiling, mixing, cooking all goes away in seconds.
πππ this is too funny!! π
Hilarious! :D Yes, hours of cooking and in a few minutes it's gone. It's not worth the effort and the time investment. All my "cooking" is adaptations. I invest less time and use less ingredients. Cooking simplified. :)
Oh my hehehe πππ
TIL about limericks π Your poem made me laugh
Yeah, I guess it is a scam in the "end". hahaha