How do you use Clerihew in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like verse or rhyme, plus the exact meaning.
Clerihew meaning
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
Using Clerihew
- The main meaning on this page is: A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
- Useful related words include: verse, rhyme.
- In the example corpus, clerihew often appears in combinations such as: the clerihew.
Context around Clerihew
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Clerihew
- In this selection, "clerihew" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 1905 and form stand out and add context to how "clerihew" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a 1905 clerihew by e and invented the clerihew in school. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "clerihew" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with clerihew
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bentley invented the clerihew in school and then popularized it in books. (12 words)
Chesterton himself wrote clerihews and illustrated his friend's first published collection of poetry, Biography for Beginners (1905), which popularised the clerihew form. (23 words)
In popular culture * Mill is the subject of a 1905 clerihew by E. C. Bentley : citation John Stuart Mill, By a mighty effort of will, Overcame his natural bonhomie And wrote Principles of Political Economy. (35 words)
In popular culture * Mill is the subject of a 1905 clerihew by E. C. Bentley : citation John Stuart Mill, By a mighty effort of will, Overcame his natural bonhomie And wrote Principles of Political Economy. (35 words)
Chesterton himself wrote clerihews and illustrated his friend's first published collection of poetry, Biography for Beginners (1905), which popularised the clerihew form. (23 words)
Bentley invented the clerihew in school and then popularized it in books. (12 words)
Example sentences (3)
Bentley invented the clerihew in school and then popularized it in books.
Chesterton himself wrote clerihews and illustrated his friend's first published collection of poetry, Biography for Beginners (1905), which popularised the clerihew form.
In popular culture * Mill is the subject of a 1905 clerihew by E. C. Bentley : citation John Stuart Mill, By a mighty effort of will, Overcame his natural bonhomie And wrote Principles of Political Economy.
Common combinations with clerihew
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: