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Clerihew

whimsical, four-line biographical poem invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley
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Clerihew

Summary

Clerihew is a poetry genre[1]. Clerihew draws 566 Wikipedia views per month (poetry_genre category, ranking #5 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • Clerihew's instance of is recorded as poetry genre[3].
  • Clerihew is a type of humorous poetry[4].

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Definition and Type

Clerihew's instance of is recorded as poetry genre[3]. Clerihew is a type of humorous poetry[4].

Why It Matters

Clerihew draws 566 Wikipedia views per month (poetry_genre category, ranking #5 of 34).[2] Clerihew has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_clerihew_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Clerihew}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/clerihew}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 19h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → poetry genre
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