Clerihew
I pass on without comment a work of the lyric muse, as manifested through our fellow artiste, Mother Wit:
Clerihew has the following properties:
- It has four lines of irregular length
- The rhyme structure is AABB; the subject matter and wording are often humorously contrived in order to achieve a rhyme
- The first line consists solely (or almost solely) of the subject’s name.
Clerihews are not satirical or abusive, but they target famous individuals and reposition them in an absurd or commonplace setting, often with an over-simplified and slightly garbled description.
I found these sitting around unfinished on my hard drive from I don’t know when. A quick polish and here they are, in alphabetical order.
Must stay up writing apologetics half the night.
I really must get a hold of one of his books
If his fiction is half as good as his logic looks.
About John C Wright
John C. Wright is a practicing philosopher, a retired attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, and a published author of science fiction. Once a Houyhnhnm, he was expelled from the august ranks of purely rational beings when he fell in love; but retains an honorary title.
