My Poetic Latticework

Clerihew

When a boy named Clerihew
invented this form for you,
he deigned to write
something quite trite.


Notes on the Clerihew form ▼

Number of Lines: 4

Rules: A Clerihew is a comic verse consisting of two couplets and a specific rhyming scheme, aabb invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956) at the age of 16. The poem is about/deals with a person/character within the first rhyme. In most cases, the first line names a person, and the second line ends with something that rhymes with the name of the person.


Choices for the Poets to make this week: You may write your poem about a real person or a fictional character.

Example:

Corporal Klinger,
M.A.S.H.'s best ringer
in dress, heels and sneer,
won "Kook of the Year."

Copyright © 2004 James Dean Chase

Let the creativity flow from your soul!
Dave
"The Poet's Place "