Clerihew?

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Clerihew?

• CleriYOU!

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What is a Clerihew?

• A Clerihew is a poem which pokes fun at a
  celebrity

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ME!
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• Angelina Zarko
• Teaches her students to help them grow
• Her lessons are a blast
• Although the Chatty Cathy speaks a little fast

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How many lines do we have?

• Angelina Zarko
• Teaches her students to help them grow
• Her lessons are a blast
• Although the Chatty Cathy speaks a little fast

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• __Angelina Zarko
• __Teaches her students to help them grow
• __Her lessons are a blast
• __Although the Chatty Cathy speaks a little fast

• _______ and _______ rhyme
• _______ and _______ rhyme

So what is our rhyme pattern?
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Clerihew Rules

• 4 Lines
• Pokes fun, is NOT mean
• Last name of the person must be at the end of the
  1st line (Ex Line 1 Angelina Zarko)
• AABB rhyme

• NOW, TRY TO MAKE YOUR OWN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL
  CLERIHEW!

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Workscited

• Janeczko, Paul B. "Clerihew." Teaching 10
  Fabulous Forms of Poetry. New York Scholastic
  Professional, 2000. 19-23. Print.