The representative author of limerick of the Five Elements.

It is said that this poem was written by edward lear edward lear (18 12- 1888), but it is not. It should be edward lear who popularized this kind of poem in his Book of Humor (1846), but he was not the founder of this kind of poem. Invite guests to participate in poetry writing and recitation competitions at traditional Irish entertainment parties. It is said that the name of this poem comes from the song "Come up with a doggerel" to be sung together after reading the poem. In edward lear's five-line limerick, the first line and the last line usually end with the same word, as shown in the following example:

There is an old man with a beard.

He said: "This is really scary!

A hen, two owls,

A dove, four larks,

Nest on my beard! "

Later writers usually rely more on asymmetric phonology and spelling, or eccentric misinterpretation of meaning to achieve edifying effect. Edward lear is a famous English poet and humorous cartoonist. His Birds has been published into a book, but he is mainly famous for writing limerick and nonsense poems. He traveled all over Europe all his life and created a lot of paintings, poems and music, especially his multi-volume painting collection (cartoons with doggerel), which recorded his travels and was widely praised. Some of his works were also adapted into cartoon movies.

This absurd book is the author's most influential work. Hundreds of paintings depict funny people and things the author met during his trip, and his brushwork is humorous and exaggerated. The language skills of poetry are superb and unique.