Learn How to Write a Limerick

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Monkey: Line two has nine syllables, not eight. Line three has seven not six.

Monkey: Not a limerick!

Poetry Bug: Okay, you counted right, but a limerick is a bit more complicated than just counting syllables. You have to count feet.

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