A Clerihew about Clerihew

Edmund Clerihew Bentley
1875-1956

Since childhood, Mr. Edmund C. Bentley
(A Victorian Brit writing gently)
Is remembered today as the very man who
Gave us the poetry style "Clerihew."



(c) Ellen Gillette, 2014



I subbed for 8th grade Language Arts today, and the lesson included background and instruction for writing a poem in the Clerihew style, which was new to me. Four lines. The first line must end with the name of a celebrity (and is just the name, most of the time). The second line rhymes with the last name.
The third and fourth lines rhyme in a light-hearted or humorous fashion.