Definition
A short comic or nonsensical verse about a famous person, consisting of two rhyming couplets of unequal length.
Etymology
Named after Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956), who invented the form as a bored schoolboy. His first one: 'Sir Humphry Davy / Abominated gravy.'
Kelly Says
A BORED SCHOOLBOY invented a whole poetry form! Edmund Clerihew Bentley was 16 when he wrote his first one about a scientist who hated gravy. Now it's a REAL literary form studied in universities! Never underestimate a bored kid! 📝😄
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሌሪሁ
klee-ree-hyoo
ARالعربية
كليروهيو
KLEH-ree-hyoo
BNবাংলা
ক্লেরিহিউ
klay-ree-hyoo
CACatalà
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
CSČeština
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
DADansk
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
DEDeutsch
Clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
ELΕλληνικά
κλερίχου
KLEH-ree-khyoo
ESEspañol
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
FAفارسی
کلریو
KLEH-ree-hyoo
FISuomi
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
FRFrançais
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
GUGU
ક્લેરિહ્યૂ
klay-ree-hyoo
HAHA
klerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
HEעברית
קלריהו
KLEH-ree-hyoo
HIहिन्दी
क्लेरिह्यू
klay-ree-hyoo
HUMagyar
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
IDBahasa Indonesia
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
IGIG
klerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
ITItaliano
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
KKKK
клеригью
KLEH-ree-hyoo
KMKM
ក្លេរីហឺវ
klay-ree-hyoo
MRMR
क्लेरिह्यू
klay-ree-hyoo
MSBahasa Melayu
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
MYမြန်မာ
ကလဲရီဟူး
kay-leh-ree-hyoo
NLNederlands
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
NONorsk
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
PAPA
ਕਲੇਰੀਹਿਊ
klay-ree-hyoo
PLPolski
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
PTPortuguês
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
RORomână
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
RUРусский
клерихью
KLEH-ree-khyoo
SVSvenska
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
SWKiswahili
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
TAதமிழ்
கிளெரிஹூ
kiḷehirihū
TEతెలుగు
క్లెరిహ్యూ
klerihyū
THไทย
เคลอรีฮิว
keh-LOH-ree-hyoo
TLTL
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
TRTürkçe
klerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
UKУкраїнська
клеріг'ю
KLEH-ree-hyoo
URاردو
کلیروہیو
KLEH-ree-hyoo
VITiếng Việt
clerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
YOYO
klerihew
KLEH-ree-hyoo
ZUZU
iklerihew
ee-KLEH-ree-hyoo