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Structure: * Rhyme AABBA * 5 Lines * Lines 1,2,3,4,5 have syllables 8,8,5,6,8 respectively Characteristics: Humorous using absurd or dirty themes. Origins: Irish? It's not really known. |
Example: There was a Young Person of Smyrna Whose grandmother threatened to burn her; But she seized on the cat, and said, 'Granny, burn that! You incongruous old woman of Smyrna!' Lear |