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Edward Lear: Paintings of the Poet Artist75

Edward Lear: Paintings of the Poet Artist

Edward Lear is known for his limericks and childrens' books. Edward Lear also painted birds and landscapes.Along with being a famous poet and author of children’s books, he was a naturalist, world traveler and an artist. Edward Lear painted birds, animals and landscapes.

3 comments    edward lear bird painter
English Poems about Birds and some Bird Proverbs51

English Poems about Birds and some Bird Proverbs

English proverbs about birds such as a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush and English poems about birds from poets such as Wordsworth, Stevenson and Rossetti with birds species including owls, robins, yellowhammers and lapwings

1 comment    proverbs william wordsworth john keats
Literary Elements of Poetry and Literature - Terminology and Examples75

Literary Elements of Poetry and Literature - Terminology and Examples

Elements of Poetry includes; denotation, connotation, imagery, alliteration, assurance, allusion, symbolism, oxymoron, rhyme, limerick, meter, hyperbole, simile and metaphor.

32 comments    education poetry poem
How to write a Limerick - pulse, rhythm & rhyme85

How to write a Limerick - pulse, rhythm & rhyme

The trouble with wearing the tartan /is everyone thinks you're a Spartan /who relishes cold /in the goolies. (I'm told /the best way to heat 'em is fartan!) A limerick is a short verse in a well-defined form which...

44 comments    poetry humour verse
Limericks - From Funny Famous Ditties To Rude Little Witty's!82

Limericks - From Funny Famous Ditties To Rude Little Witty's!

Limericks to make you laugh from famous poets to everyday people

113 comments    poetry funny poems
The Cranky Old Gardener and His Dream Garden: An Ecological Limerick Honoring Maxfield Parrish and Louis Comfort Tiffany77

The Cranky Old Gardener and His Dream Garden: An Ecological Limerick Honoring Maxfield Parrish and Louis Comfort Tiffany

Limericks are amusing, bawdy, nonsensical or ridiculous poems. The sample limerick honors two works by American artist Maxfield Parrish. The work “Dream Garden” is known for its stained-glass rendition by American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany.

22 comments    limerick funny poems edward lear
Limerick Poetry, Poems72

Limerick Poetry, Poems

Limerick poetry: a definition, brief history and how to construct.

21 comments    poetry funny poem
The Owl and the Pussycat70

The Owl and the Pussycat

A new look at two well loved characters. Sprouting wings, taking a bath, a mad Professor and explosions in the air. Not the Edward Lear version, but not without a message. Read on...

6 comments    owl pussycat edward lear
10 Limericks For Edward Lear76

10 Limericks For Edward Lear

Edward Lear published limericks and other nonsense verse in his life time.Here are 10 limerick poems to celebrate.

20 comments    published limericks edward lear
Poetry Poem - Do you write poetry? Where do you put your poems; how to select the category - terms defined73

Poetry Poem - Do you write poetry? Where do you put your poems; how to select the category - terms defined

This hub will hopefully help you to decide which category to use within hubpages for your poetry. There is an explanation of each category.

16 comments    hubpages creative writing
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