a four-line humorous verse about a well-known person
a four line rhymed poem with no definite meter
a humorous pseudo-biographical quatrain, rhymed as two couplets, with lines of uneven length more or less in the rhythm of prose
a humorous verse , rather similar to a limerick , that generally uses the name of a well known person at the end of the first or second line
a quatrain comprising two couplets (aabb)
a short, humorous poem about a famous person with a funny name
a light verse form invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley, and seen from time to time in the pages of The Enigma. A clerihew is a quatrain rhyming aabb, usually with a person's name as (or sometimes ending) the first line. The charm of a clerihew lies in the clumsiness of the meter, the grotesqueness of the rhymes, and often the incongruity of the plot.
A form of light verse devised by Edmund Clerihew Bentley. It consists of a quatrain composed of two couplets (rhymed: a-a-b-b) and takes as its subject a well known person(s) e.g. The meaning of the poet Gay Was always as clear as day, While that of the poet Blake Was often practically opaque.
A Clerihew (or clerihew) is a very specific kind of short biographical humorous verse.
