Saturday, July 25, 2009

A Few Limericks (Serious/Satirical) Comments

Rating: 2.5

They were going to start a new life;
childhood sweethearts become man and wife.
But a drunken stag-night
ended up in a fight,
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Paul Hansford
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Lillian Thomas 31 July 2009

Nicely done, but none would I truly call serious, but yes satirical. The form seems to add a wry wink or lampoonish smirk to the text. All good comment. Not purely funny, but as the editorial cartoon is to cartoon, so your 'Few Limericks' are to the run-of-the-mill sorts of limericks. As usual you do the form a compliment. Your handling of each is deft, though I would quibble with you on this line: 'but did we agree? Did we blazes! ' when the previous line-ending rhyme words were luck, duck, OK and pay...... hmmm Blazes? !

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Paul Hansford 30 July 2009

Anyone who is interested in the potentialities of the limerick would do well to visit Susan Jarvis's pages and look at Bardolatry and Brave Soldiers.

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Great work Paul. I would like to see the limerick become more popular as it is the irony I love and what you displayed so well. I have a book called The Lure of the Limerick and its a favorite of mine. Getting stuck into the 'Pollies' is so needed so good on you! Top marks! Karin Anderson

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Susan Jarvis 25 July 2009

I have recently become a fan of this wonderful form, and this 'serious/satirical' collection are thoroughly entertaining. I think the form suits the serious in that the pivotal words are emphasised, as in the first limerick's final word 'knife'. As for the subject of MPs in the satirical few - hilarious; especially the 'house for his duck' - a blazing good effort! S ;)

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