Whimsical Poems of Laughter and Wit
Poems with
Poems with
Humor & Fun
Humor & Fun
Doggerel
Bad verse
Full of clichés
Clumsy-sounding
Irregular meter
These are funny, but unintentionally so – the
poet did not mean for it to be funny (Like old
horror films)
Called “giftedly bad”
“The Tay Bridge Disaster” by William McGonagall
It must have been an awful sight,
To witness in the dusky moonlight,
While the Storm Fiend did laugh, and angry did bray,
Along the Railway Bridge of the Silv’ry Tay,
Oh! ill-fated Bridge of the Silv’ry Tay,
I must now conclude my lay
By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay,
That your central girders would not have given way,
At least many sensible men do say,
Had they been supported on each side with buttresses,
At least many sensible men confesses,
For the stronger we our houses do build,
The less chance we have of being killed.
Epigram
Pithy, witty poem
Satirical
Very short & quick poems
(Pithy: using few words in a clever way)
Examples:
by Coleridge
Sir, I admit your general rule,
That every poet is a fool,
But you yourself may serve to show it,
That every fool is not a poet.
Candy
Is dandy,
But liquor
Is quicker
Oscar Wilde
“I can resist everything
except temptation. "
Limerick
Light verse
Usually anapestic lines (da da DUM
Rhyme is AABBA
Usually five lines
Bawdy, irreverent themes
A Young Lady of Lynn
There was a young lady of Lynn,
Who was so uncommonly thin
That when she essayed
To drink lemonade
She slipped through the straw and fell in.
There was an Old Man with a Beard
by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "It is just as I feared!—
Two Owls and a Hen,
F
our Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard.”
Parody
Comic imitation of another poem.
For example:
“We Old Dudes” by Joan Murray
A parody of “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn
Brooks
We real cool. We
Left school. We
Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We
Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We
Jazz June. We
Die soon.
We old dudes. We
White shoes. We
Golf ball. We
Eat mall. We
Soak teeth. We
Palm Beach; We
Vote red. We
Soon dead.
Kenning & Neologism
Kenning: compound word
takes place of an ordinary noun
ocean: whale-path
blood: battle-sweat
sun: sky-candle
Neologism: a newly coined, invented word
“slithy” “gimble” “brillig” “chillax” “hinky”
“brainworm” “redonculous” etc.
Double Dactyl
The Double Dactyl consists of Two quatrains* (the Double
Dactyl has two stanzas)
Each quatrain is made up of three double-dactyl lines, then
the fourth line is a dactyl and a single stressed syllable.
Dactyl: DUM da da (like in the words
poetry
or
basketball
)
DUM da da DUM da da
DUM da da DUM da da
DUM da da DUM da da
DUM da da DUM da da
DUM da da DUM da da
DUM da da DUM da da
DUM da da
DUM
DUM da da
DUM
Underlined
DUM
s Rhyme!
The poems are silly – first line is usually nonsense, second line
is usually a proper name or person.
*Quatrain (Four-line stanza which rhymes)
DOUBLE DACTYL example:
Higgledy Piggledy,
DUM da da DUM da da
Bacon, lord Chancellor.
DUM da da DUM da da
Negligent, fell for the
DUM da da DUM da da
Paltrier
vice.
DUM da da DUM
Bribery toppled him,
Bronchopneumonia
vice & ice rhyme!
Finished him, testing some
Poultry on
ice.
(Ian Lancashire)
DOUBLE DACTYL example:
Higgelvich Piggelvich
DUM da da DUM da da
Anna Karenina
DUM da da DUM da da
Russian romanticist
DUM da da DUM da da
cracked under strain.
DUM da da DUM
Impetuosity
caused her to tragically,
strain & train rhyme
melodramatically
catch the next train.
Explore a collection of humorous and entertaining poems, from doggerel verses to witty limericks, showcasing the lighter side of poetry. Delight in clever epigrams, playful limericks, and amusing anecdotes that bring a smile to your face. Dive into the world of comedic poetry and enjoy the fun and laughter woven into each line.
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Poems with Humor & Fun
Doggerel Bad verse Full of clich s Clumsy-sounding Irregular meter These are funny, but unintentionally so the poet did not mean for it to be funny (Like old horror films) Called giftedly bad
The Tay Bridge Disaster by William McGonagall It must have been an awful sight, To witness in the dusky moonlight, While the Storm Fiend did laugh, and angry did bray, Along the Railway Bridge of the Silv ry Tay, Oh! ill-fated Bridge of the Silv ry Tay, I must now conclude my lay By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay, That your central girders would not have given way, At least many sensible men do say, Had they been supported on each side with buttresses, At least many sensible men confesses, For the stronger we our houses do build, The less chance we have of being killed.
Epigram Pithy, witty poem Satirical Very short & quick poems (Pithy: using few words in a clever way) Examples: Sir, I admit your general rule, That every poet is a fool, But you yourself may serve to show it, That every fool is not a poet. by Coleridge
Candy Is dandy, But liquor Is quicker Ice Breaking by Ogden Nash Oscar Wilde I can resist everything except temptation. "
Limerick Light verse Usually anapestic lines (da da DUM Rhyme is AABBA Usually five lines Bawdy, irreverent themes
A Young Lady of Lynn There was a young lady of Lynn, Who was so uncommonly thin That when she essayed To drink lemonade She slipped through the straw and fell in.
There was an Old Man with a Beard by Edward Lear There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, "It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard.
Parody Comic imitation of another poem. For example: We Old Dudes by Joan Murray A parody of We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks
We real cool. We Left school. We We old dudes. We White shoes. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Golf ball. We Eat mall. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Soak teeth. We Palm Beach; We Jazz June. We Die soon. Vote red. We Soon dead.
Kenning & Neologism Kenning: compound word takes place of an ordinary noun ocean: whale-path blood: battle-sweat sun: sky-candle Neologism: a newly coined, invented word slithy gimble brillig chillax hinky brainworm redonculous etc.
Double Dactyl The Double Dactyl consists of Two quatrains* (the Double Dactyl has two stanzas) Each quatrain is made up of three double-dactyl lines, then the fourth line is a dactyl and a single stressed syllable. Dactyl: DUM da da (like in the words poetry or basketball) DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM Underlined DUMs Rhyme! The poems are silly first line is usually nonsense, second line is usually a proper name or person. *Quatrain (Four-line stanza which rhymes)
DOUBLE DACTYL example: Higgledy Piggledy, Bacon, lord Chancellor. Negligent, fell for the Paltrier vice. DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM Bribery toppled him, Bronchopneumonia Finished him, testing some Poultry on ice. vice & ice rhyme! (Ian Lancashire)
DOUBLE DACTYL example: Higgelvich Piggelvich Anna Karenina Russian romanticist cracked under strain. DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM Impetuosity caused her to tragically, melodramatically catch the next train. strain & train rhyme
