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The Whimsical Delight of the Clerihew
The Whimsical Delight of the Clerihew
The most infectious kind of poem you've never heard of
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24 Feb 2020
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“Clerihew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerihew. Accessed 4 Apr. 2020.
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The first known use of clerihew was in 1928
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