Although limerick doesn't pay much attention to meter, antithesis and levelness, it will definitely rhyme, usually consisting of five or seven sentences. Limerick is often used to mock and satirize all social situations, and it can also be used as a riddle.
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The doggerel originated from the folk in the Tang Dynasty, and has developed continuously since then, showing active vitality. Such poems are generally easy to understand, humorous and sometimes ironic.
Zhang Dayou, a native of Tang Dynasty, was just an ordinary scholar. Some people say that he is a farmer, but in short, he is a nobody. However, his Ode to Snow is "an ordinary river, a well of black holes. Yellow dog is white, white dog is swollen ",a blockbuster, creating a brand-new style of doggerel, which is famous throughout the ages."
This poem describes the snow scene, from full picture to close-up, from color to expression. There is not a word "snow" in the whole snow, but the shape and spirit of snow are vivid. The choice of words is very appropriate and vivid. The language is vulgar and plain, and the wind makes it different. Humorous style, relaxed and cheerful, widely spread, all amazing.
The second origin: In the middle Tang Dynasty, one winter, a senior official went to pay homage to the ancestral temple and saw a poem written on the wall of the main hall: "It snowed for nine days on six days, just like a jade girl descending to Qiong Yao. One day it was sunny, so the broom made a broom and the shovel made a shovel. " The official was furious after reading it and ordered the arrest as a poet.
About arrested Zhang Dayou, who usually likes to write such poems. In order to prove whether this poem was written or not, the official did not rush to punish him, but asked Zhang to write another poem. At that time, An Lushan soldiers were trapped in Nanyang County. Zhang took this as a topic and blurted out: "Millions of thieves were trapped in Nanyang, and there was no salvation and no food. One day, the city was broken, crying and crying. "
The two poems are exactly the same, and everyone burst into laughter after listening to them. Even the leading officials were amused, and finally Zhang Dayou survived. Zhang Dayou became famous from then on. Later, people often called this kind of poem doggerel, and used slang and common sentences to enter the poem without asking for anything.