Here's a breakdown of a Limerick:
* Structure:
* Line 1: An Anapest (unstressed-unstressed-stressed)
* Line 2: An Anapest
* Line 3: An Anapest
* Line 4: A Dactyl (stressed-unstressed-unstressed)
* Line 5: An Anapest
* Rhyme Scheme: AABBA
Example:
There once was a man from Nantucket
Who kept all his cash in a bucket.
But his daughter, named Nan,
Ran away with a man,
And as for the bucket, Nantucket.
Let me know if you meant something else, or if you'd like more information about Limerick poems!