Which structure is NOT typical of limericks?

Five lines

Alternating rhyme in each line

AABBA rhyme scheme

Short phrases

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B. Alternating rhyme in each line

Limericks maintain a consistent rhyme scheme, and alternating rhyme in each line is not a feature of limericks, making it the incorrect structure.

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