The Haiku
Lightning strikes the sky
A sound of angry water
Waves come crashing in
The Limerick
There was a young girl from Bali
She had a Border Collie
His name was Duke
He could play the flute
And sometimes he liked to eat lollies
The rhyme scheme that goes along with a limerick creates a sense lightheartedness to the words on the page. The poem itself could be about something ridiculous but the lighthearted and childlike tone make it easy and enjoyable to read. The rhyme scheme lends a sort of tune to the poem and in turn conveys humour to the reader. Without a rhyming pattern or the structure a limerick has, it would be humourless and would just sound like a non-sense poem without purpose.
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