A limerick has

LITERATURE
JAMB 2023

A limerick has

  • A. ornate style, humour, irony and seven lines
  • B. formal and elaborate style and humour
  • C. humour,rhyme scheme and five lines
  • D. a stinging climax, rhyme scheme, and five lines

Correct Answer: C. humour,rhyme scheme and five lines

Explanation

A humorous short poem with two long lines that rhyme with each other followed by two short lines that rhyme with each other and ending with a long line that rhymes with the first two. The rhyme scheme is usually aabba.



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