Soup’s On

Poem Form: Limerick

# of Lines: 5

# of Syllables: 8-8-5-5-8

Rhyme Scheme: a-a-b-b-a

Meter: anapestic

Humorous, with a twist at the end

Soup’s On

I once made a pot of hot soup

To feed a congenial group

The guest we’ll call Clark

Soon started to bark

And everyone left with the croup

by Andrea Brett