Clerihew Fixed Verse Forms Forms Poetry
The clerihew consists of two non-metrical couplets. The lines can be of uneven length, usually short, although the fourth line is often longer than the others. Clerihews are biographical, with the name of the subject often ending the first line. The form was invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley (hence the name), with some help from G.K. Chesterton.
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See Also:
- Mystery Clerihews - Clerihews about mystery writers, plus a few clerihew clerihew links.
- Clerihews - A brief history and definition of the form, fixed verse forms fixed verse forms with a few descriptive examples.
- Clerihews on the Romantic-Period Women Poets - By Nanora Sweet.
- How to Write a Clerihew - Giggle Poetry provides an overview of rules and examples for fixed verse forms writing Clerihew poetry.
- Philosophical Clerihews - A small selection of clerihews by Ronald de fixed verse forms Sousa.
- Clerihews from "Biography for Beginners" - By English journalist Edmund Clerihew Bentley, the inventor of the clerihew form.
- Giggle Poetry - The Clerihew - Clerihew writing for kids. By Kenn Nesbitt.
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