Limerick: There was an Old Man of Calcutta
By Edward Lear
There was an Old Man of Calcutta,
Who perpetually ate bread and butter;
Till a great bit of muffin,
On which he was stuffing,
Choked that horrid old man of Calcutta.
Composition date is unknown - the above date represents the first publication date.The lyrical form of this poem is aabba.