Poetry facts

5. A limerick is a form of verse, often humorous and sometimes obscene, in five lines. It has a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA; the first, second and fifth line rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme.

Horace. Carpe diem is a Latin aphorism, usually translated "seize the day", taken from book 1 of the Roman poet Horace's work Odes (23 BC).

Australia. The Dog on the Tuckerbox is an Australian historical monument and tourist attraction. The statue was inspired by a bullock drover's poem, "Bullocky Bill", which humorously describes a series of misfortunes faced by the drover, culminating in his food being spoiled by his dog.

Epithalamium was originally among the Greeks a song in praise of bride and bridegroom, sung by a number of boys and girls at the door of the nuptial chamber. Later, it was developed into a special literary form, and received considerable cultivation. Sappho, Anacreon, Stesichorus and Pindar are all regarded as masters of the species.