And smelled like some rotten liqueur. (Rosie . . . um, nope, sorry . . . "Lines 1, 2 and 5 of a limerick should ideally consist of three anapests each" My first line has three anapests just like a limerick should . . . now, as for Stevie's line, it doesn't).
Compare and contrast with English as she is spoke and limericks as they be scanned: I REAlly must PROtest dear SIR: correct metre, but "PROtest" is the noun. I REAlly must proTEST dear SIR: "proTEST" is correct, but the metre is trying to be a different verse form:
I'll PAY for my MEAL with some RUpees: correct metre and word stress but difficult to rhyme with. I'll PAY for my MEAL with some ruPEES: extraneous "some". I'll PAY for my MEAL with ruPEES: correct metre, and the stress in"ruPEES" is also correct.