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A clerihew is a form of short humorous verse, typically biographical and usually whimsical, showing the subject from an unusual point of view, but there is more to a clerihew. What is clerihew in poetry (complete definition)?
CLERIHEW leightonFrederic Leighton an artistic Lord
his erotica style till strikes a chord
A Garden of Heperides
illustrates his aesthetic ways...
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art, people,
Form: Clerihew
CLERIHEW lawrenceSir Thomas Lawrence grew up in a pub
prolific paintings meant he never needed a sub
Favourite of the English ruling class
but a legendary repute never came to pass...
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art, people,
Form: Clerihew
CLERIHEW watteauJean-Antoine Watteau
a champion of rococo
Chalk on tinted paper was his thing
many a face to life did bring...
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art, word play,
Form: Clerihew
CLERIHEW thornhillSir John Thornhill
in art had some skill
Other ambitions he did desire
becoming an MP&country squire
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art, people,
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CLERIHEW makartViennese painter Hans Makart
delivered historic alegories at the start
Despised by contemporary avant garde
for aesthetics he found quite hard...
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art, people,
Form: Clerihew
CLERIHEW winterhalterFranz Xavier Winterhalter
with lithographics made a stir
He captured self image i the main
of the bourgeoisie so often vain
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art, people,
Form: Clerihew
CLERIHEW gibbonsAn Englishman Grinling Gibbons was his name
wood carved a cravat to find fame
Realistic sculptures helped him survive
making them seem organically alive
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art, people,
Form: Clerihew
CLERIHEW lelyGerman Dutch Peter Lely
found England the place for he
Portrait painter to the royal&rich
his talent thereby found its niche...
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art, people,
Form: Clerihew
Salooner than you think
Cassius Clay became Ali
Lew Alcindor, Abdul-Jabbar
What will become of Ilhan Omar
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analogy, celebrity, change, drink,
Form: Clerihew
CLERIHEW hysumAmsterdam 's Jan van Hysum
very prolific & 'some'
Ornamental bouquet scenes
still life blues& greens...
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art, people,
Form: Clerihew
CLERIHEW weenixJan son of Baptist Weenix
still life was his artistic pick
Also skilled with silk silver& glass
an all round talent few could surpass...
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art, people,
Form: Clerihew
CLERIHEW hoochPeiter de Hooch of whom we know not much
yet his courtyard art had the quality touch
His work so carefully designed
sadly to die out of his mind...
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art, people,
Form: Clerihew
CLERIHEW steenDutch born was Jan Steen
tavern&brewery were his scene
His painting has much vitality
filled with bold colour to see
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art, people,
Form: Clerihew
CLERIHEW cuypSon of a painter Aelbert Cuyp
married a rich widow pretty quick
Art he was no longer a fan
so because a notable politician
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art, people,
Form: Clerihew
Amedeo Modigliani
stretch artist, A. Modigliani amplifies
sketching curvilinear bodies, weak eyes
his far-fetching figures still mystify us
despite his premature death to meningitis.
May 10, 2022
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Categories:
11th grade, art,
Form: Clerihew
Specific Types of Clerihew Poems
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Definition | What is Clerihew in Poetry?