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Funny Poems

Poems are a delightful form of literary art. The word ‘poem’ comes from the word ‘poetry’, as the form of literature that includes them is called. The latter originates from the Greek word ‘poiesis’, which means ‘making’ or ‘creating’. The nomenclature itself is proof enough that this form of literature has been awarded the highest position in terms of creativity and ingenuity.

The best part about poems is that they are not bound by any kind of rules and regulations. There is no particular way of writing poetry. It could be narrative, dramatic, lyrical, or satirical in nature. Poems could be structured as couplets, tercets, quatrains, cinquains, sestets, or octets, or could be set to the Iambic pentameter, the Dactylic hexameter, the Anapestic tetrameter, or the Trochaic octameter. In fact, they could be bound in a carefully designed, metered rhyme scheme, or could be set as a free verse, too. The freedom you experience while writing or even reading a poem is one that you will never experience in any other form of literature. Poetry is allowed to bend, and even break the rules of grammatical correctness, with considerable audacity and a great amount of conceit, which is quite an awe-inspiring spectacle. In short, a poem is the rebel of the town, a kind of literary Robin Hood, who breaks rules and laws, and yet, derives only goodwill from his fellow villagers.

This proves that anyone can write poetry; whether it is Shakespeare writing a new sonnet in old English, or a little kindergarten child writing about his parents. Hence, poems can be based on just any theme at all, whether it is a serious, intense one, or a light, airy one, or a downright funny one.



Funny poems are a wonderful means of relieving stress. Reading and writing funny poems based on various concepts and events are quite an enjoyable task, actually. You can make a serious occurrence seem quite light and flippant, to the extent of being hilarious. Funny poems can be short or long, and allow a wide range and various forms of poetic diction and tones of voice to be used, from similes to metaphors to other comically rhetorical devices, dripping in thick, glutinous syrups of irony, assonance, consonance, and the most important and enchanting device of all, the king of the faction – sharp, biting sarcasm.

The use of sarcasm in a funny poem gives it a flavor that no other kind of poem can ever possess. The sly tone of voice and the hidden humor behind the words turn the poem into a masterpiece of literary art. Funny poems have a curious way of producing a particular concept through the means of a set of peculiarly structured expressions, which look quite simple and straightforward, but are actually multi-layered, enabling the readers to try and read not only between the lines, but also through the gaps in between the phrases, words and alphabets, too.

Such is the beauty of funny poems, for they can make you imagine impossibly mirthful and riotous ideas through their uncanny ability to make your imagination soar, even to the most impracticable and downright ridiculous heights.