Clerihew Poem

To create a Clerihew Poem:

1. Pick a famous person's name.


2. Make a list of words that rhyme with that person's last name.


3. Write one rhyming couplet (two lines of poetry that rhyme). The first line should end with your famous person's last name. The second line should rhyme with the first line, using one of the rhyming words from your list.


4. Write another rhyming couplet that gives more information about your famous person.

Example:

Someday I'd like to meet Tom Hanks
And offer him my many thanks
For showing techniques to survive
Now, I know how to stay alive!