Clerihew
The CLERIHEW poem is four lines long; A comical verse consisting of an aabb rhyme scheme. The first line names a person, and the second line ends with something that rhymes with the name of the person. The 3rd and 4th lines should include commentary about the subject of the poem. A clerihew should be funny.
There is no set syllable count for the Clerihew.
Examples by Edmond Clerihew Bentley:
Sir Humphrey Davy
Abominated gravy.
He lived in the odium
Of having discovered sodium.
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Edmund Clerihew Bentley
Worked swiftly if not gently,
Tracking murderers down by a hidden clew
In whodunit and clerihew.
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Edmund Clerihew Bentley
Mused, when he ought to have studied intently;
It was this muse
That inspired clerihews.
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