Writing limericks handouts, templates, and activity sheets. Fun poetry lesson and activity for St. Patrick's Day or anytime! Handout on the history of limericks, what they are, how they're patterned, and how they contain figurative language like onomatopoeia, idioms, and hyperbole because they are meant to be funny. You get an original limerick by HappyEdugator as an example. This teaching resource provides comprehensive guidance on teaching students to write limericks, including background,