as in sonnets
a humorous rhyming composition of five lines
She recited an old limerick which elicited guffaws from the crowd
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Noun
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These tablets from the end of the fourth millennium BCE show that writing did not emerge fully formed overnight, and that it was developed not to write sonnets, but receipts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Janet started painting again, and Mary has been writing poems.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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And poems, galore, including new collections by Kevin Young and Barbara Fant.—
Julia Hass,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Kretzmer-Seed felt strongly about the inclusion of psalms from the Hallel service as well as a Spanish-Portuguese prayer for those in captivity, which was originally written for victims of the Spanish Inquisition.—
Marla Brown Fogelman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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In addition to memorizing the Psalms, Buz had just completed another play.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
25 July 2025
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The film begins with our protagonist, Ahmed, carrying out his late father’s funeral rites while verses are read from an ancient Hindu text, the Bhagavad Gita.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Her pin-drop verses drew the crowd forward (one table up front must might as well have been the Official Emily King Fan Club; these people were ecstatic), and by the end, ringing choruses filled the room without ever getting harsh.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Limericks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limericks. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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