10. What is the poetic structure of the following poem?

Question

There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!"

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Responses

Limerick
Limerick

Free Verse
Free Verse

Sonnet
Sonnet

Ballad

Answer 1

The poetic structure of the poem you provided is a Limerick. Limericks typically consist of five lines with a specific rhyme scheme (AABBA) and a distinct meter. The lines usually have a rhythm pattern of anapestic or amphibrachic meter. In this case, the rhyme and rhythm of the poem fit the characteristics of a limerick.