Poetry 4

Poetry expresses a whole variety of moods, from the serious reflection of an elegy to the joy (or heartbreak!) of a love sonnet. But there is one particular style always guaranteed to raise a smile – comic verse. The best known form of comic verse is of course the limerick. Here’s a well-known example:

There was a young woman from Leeds,
Who swallowed a packet of seeds.
In less than an hour
Her ears were in flower
And her hair was covered in weeds!

This is the last of our four poetry quizzes - and indeed the last in our series of eighty-one quizzes on books. I hope you’ve enjoyed and also been informed by this section. And, whichever genre or author you prefer, may we wish you many hours of happy reading!