The Mighty Avenger – PTWWW – Be Inspired Weekly Challenge

Posted on April 3, 2014 by mbarkersimpson Posted in PoetryTagged Poem, Writing-prompt

For the Be Inspired Weekly Writing Challenge this time the poetic form is a Clerihew.

A clerihew is a whimsical, four-line biographical poem invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley. The first line is the name of the poem’s subject, usually a famous person put in an absurd light. The rhyme scheme is AABB, and the rhymes are often forced. The line length and meter are irregular.

Here’s my interpretation:

12 thoughts on “The Mighty Avenger – PTWWW – Be Inspired Weekly Challenge”

April 3, 2014 at 5:31 pm Reply
callummclaughlin says:

It’s great to see you always taking on new challenges and trying new things with your writing 🙂
1. April 3, 2014 at 5:33 pm Reply
  mbarkersimpson says:
  
  Thanks, Callum. I was a little intimidated by the excellent examples out there, so went with humour. Not my best work, but, hey, I tried 🙂 I appreciate the comment.
  1. April 3, 2014 at 5:35 pm
    callummclaughlin says:
    
    Well it certainly made me smile!
  2. April 3, 2014 at 5:40 pm
    mbarkersimpson says:
    
    🙂 thanks.
April 4, 2014 at 6:11 am Reply
Amreen Bashir Shaikh says:

Hey! that is so nicely done! I smiled after reading this and the rhythm and tone was so apt! I also liked the image behind the writing, it so compliments the poem. I must say, this is just not some ordinary write. Perfect!

Thanks for your participation!

❤
1. April 4, 2014 at 9:19 am Reply
  mbarkersimpson says:
  
  Thanks 🙂 I always struggle when I’m forced to be witty but I enjoyed this one and really love taking part.
  1. April 4, 2014 at 9:21 am
    Amreen Bashir Shaikh says:
    
    🙂 I loved it ❤
  2. April 4, 2014 at 9:23 am
    mbarkersimpson says:
    
    Thank you 🙂 your support and encouragement mean a lot.
  3. April 4, 2014 at 9:29 am
    Amreen Bashir Shaikh says:
    
    🙂
April 4, 2014 at 1:14 pm Reply
Harliqueen says:

This was really cool and made me chuckle! 😀
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