Clerihew

A Clerihew is a silly or humorous poem about a famous person:

*four lines
*rhyme scheme of AABB
*one stanza

Clerihew poems are funny and they often involve word play. The poems generally lack a recognizable meter which adds to the lighthearted and sometimes silly tone.

Ex:

Geoffrey Chaucer

Took a bath (in a saucer)

In consequence of certain hints

Dropped by the Black Prince.

~~~by Edmund Clerihew Bently

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