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JAMB Literature in English 2008 Question 37

Question 37

Poetry: General

Limerick is a light verse which consists of five lines that are

  1. A.anapestic
  2. B.trochaic
  3. C.spondaic
  4. D.dactylic.
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Answer: A (anapestic)

Explanation

A limerick's five lines rhyme AABBA and move in anapests (two light beats then a stressed one).