clerihew (Meaning)

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clerihew (n)

a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person

clerihew Sentence Examples

  1. Isaac Newton, quite a wit, once wrote, "An apple a day keeps the doctor unfit," in a whimsical clerihew.
  2. Queen Elizabeth, they say, loved a good game of croquet each day. This historical fact, in a clerihew, sounds rather quaint, don't you think it's so?
  3. William Shakespeare, the Bard, wrote plays that touched hearts, quite hard. But did you know, in a funny clerihew, he once forgot where he'd parked his car?
  4. Marie Curie, the science wiz, discovered elements with a whizz. A clerihew might say, "She stayed up all night, bathed in the lab's glowing light."
  5. Ludwig van Beethoven, the composer so grand, wrote symphonies known throughout the land. A clerihew could reveal, "He hated loud chewers, and once chased them out with his piano stool, it's true!"
  6. Pablo Picasso, the artist so bold, with shapes and colors, his stories unfold. Imagine a clerihew that claims, "He once painted his house with only leftover jams!"
  7. Voltaire, the writer so keen, with wit so sharp, it could almost be mean. A clerihew might reveal, "He argued with kings, and wrote with such stings, they'd hide when they saw his quill gleam!"
  8. The Wright Brothers, those daring men, took to the skies and never looked back again. A clerihew could add, with a humorous twist, "Their first flight was bumpy, some feathers they kissed!"
  9. Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen, with beauty and power, a magnificent scene. A clerihew might tell, "She loved riddles and wit, and once challenged Julius Caesar to a game of spit!"
  10. Abraham Lincoln, the honest Abe, led the country through war's bloody gape. A clerihew, for a lighter take, might say, "He told so many jokes, his cabinet choked on laughter, goodness sake!"

FAQs About the word clerihew

a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person

epic,poem, psalm, lyric, eclogue, madrigal, limerick, villanelle, dithyramb, pastoral

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Isaac Newton, quite a wit, once wrote, "An apple a day keeps the doctor unfit," in a whimsical clerihew.

Queen Elizabeth, they say, loved a good game of croquet each day. This historical fact, in a clerihew, sounds rather quaint, don't you think it's so?

William Shakespeare, the Bard, wrote plays that touched hearts, quite hard. But did you know, in a funny clerihew, he once forgot where he'd parked his car?

Marie Curie, the science wiz, discovered elements with a whizz. A clerihew might say, "She stayed up all night, bathed in the lab's glowing light."