Welcome To Rhyme Patterns 101 Party People. This is a random post where we examine how to get your flow and rhythm to a point where it’s flawless by using different Rhyme Patterns. What is a Rhyme Pattern? That’s a whole story in it’s self. So if you don’t know this question you have to checkout the “How To Rap Basics” E-book. Which is FREE when you signup to the website. If you haven’t received it yet or you happened to signup to the website when the link was accidentally broken, you can download it now. Just go to the section in the menu above. Now back to the point.
Today we are going to checkout a Rhyme Pattern that is called a Limerick.
A limerick is a kind of a witty, humorous, or nonsense poem, especially one in five-line anapestic or amphibrachic meter with a strict rhyme scheme (aabba), which is sometimes obscene with humorous intent. The form can be found in England as of the early years of the 18th century. It was popularized by Edward Lear in the 19th century, although he did not use the term.
Examples:
A Clumsy Young Fellow Named Tim
- There once was a fellow named Tim (A) 1st bar
- whose dad never taught him to swim. (A) 2nd bar
- He fell off a dock (B) 3rd bar – first 2 counts
- and sunk like a rock. (B) 3rd bar – last 2 counts
- And that was the end of him. (A) 4th bar
This rhyme pattern is perfect when your cracking jokes or flowing to a slow beat on some sexy stuff.