A clerihew is a poem that makes some fun, (but not insulting) criticism at a famous person. It has two rhymed couplets, in the pattern a a b b. Here is an example:
Petals growWhere faries goIn this gardenMagic growsA clerihew is a humorous, four-line biographical poem that was invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley. The lines are often irregular in length and of the AABB form.
One of ECB's early clerihews is as follows:-
John Stuart Mill,
By a mighty effort of will,
Overcame his natural bonhomie
And wrote 'The Principals of Political Economy'.
a four line poem about a celebrity or historical figure. Lines one and two rhyme. Lines three and four rhyme.
Edgar Allan Poe
Was passionately fond of roe
He also liked to chew some
When writing anything gruesome.
As you can see the title is part of the poem
Written by the poet its type is named after, E. Clerihew Bentley
Here's a couple Clerihew's i made up about my friends so you cant really copy...
Jake Zahm
Went to prom
With a pretty girl
but she actually was a hairy squirrel
Joseph Evans
Flew up to the heavens
He dropped to the ground
and it was llamas in the Bahamas he found
OR
Joseph Evans
Got smacked by some lemons
and he fell
on top of a metal bell
Avery LaBau
Likes to coo
She can crush metal
Like a kid rips a petal
Isaac Slatter
Hates haters
So he went to bed
and hurt his head
OR
Isaac Slatter
Hates haters
So he went to sleep
and dreamed of sheep
Sir Isaac newton Had a mind that was quite astute; He discovered gravity's law, Which made him quite an awe.
Three
Edmund Clerihew Bentley died in 1956.
Edmund Clerihew Bentley was born in 1875.
A "clerihew is a poem with 4 lines,about a person,first two lines rhyme,second two lines rhyme,and they are funny.
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A Clerihew, as Willard Espy puts it, is the ideal put-down -- gentle, compassionate, unanswerable. It is a short, comic verse of four lines, rhymed aabb, containing a famous person's name in the first line ( generally as the rhyming word). eg Bennett Hammond Feels in command When editing the answers Of the other romancers
a rhyming poem with 4 lines e.g what i like about tweek he never dared to peak although he cant help but twitch he's really good on a football pitch
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According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern C---I-EW. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter C and 5th letter I and 7th letter E and 8th letter W. In alphabetical order, they are: clerihew
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 4 words with the pattern -LERI---. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter L and 3rd letter E and 4th letter R and 5th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: alerions clerical clerihew plerions
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern --E-IH-W. That is, eight letter words with 3rd letter E and 5th letter I and 6th letter H and 8th letter W. In alphabetical order, they are: clerihew