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Ogden Nash (1902-1971) was one of the great writers of American humorous poetry, noted for couplets or other poems that rhyme, but [[Painful Rhyme|the lines are of different length and irregular meter]]. He lived in Baltimore most of his life, and included several paeans to it in his work. Also noted are his series of poems set to Camille Saint-Saens' "Carnival Of The Animals". |
[[Ogden Nash]] (1902-1971) was one of the great writers of American humorous poetry, noted for couplets or other poems that rhyme, but [[Painful Rhyme|the lines are of different length and irregular meter]]. He lived in Baltimore most of his life, and included several paeans to it in his work. Also noted are his series of poems set to Camille Saint-Saens' "Carnival Of The Animals". |
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He was also verified by the ''[[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book Of World Records]]'' as having composed the shortest published poem: |
He was also verified by the ''[[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book Of World Records]]'' as having composed the shortest published poem: "On the Antiquity of Fleas", which consists of merely "Adam/Had'em." |
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== Tropes in Ogden Nash's work: == |
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* [[Analogy Backfire]]: The poem ''The Romantic Age'', about a lovestruck teenage girl who: |
* [[Analogy Backfire]]: The poem ''The Romantic Age'', about a lovestruck teenage girl who: |
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{{quote|Presses lips and tosses head, |
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Declares she's not too young to wed. |
Declares she's not too young to wed. |
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Informs you pertly you forget |
Informs you pertly you forget |
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Romeo and Juliet. |
Romeo and Juliet. |
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Do not argue, do not shout; |
Do not argue, do not shout; |
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Remind her how that one turned out. }} |
Remind her how that one turned out. }} |
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* [[But Liquor Is Quicker]]: "Reflections on Ice-Breaking" is the [[Trope Namer]]. |
* [[But Liquor Is Quicker]]: "Reflections on Ice-Breaking" is the [[Trope Namer]]. |
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* [[Ceiling Banger]]: |
* [[Ceiling Banger]]: |
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{{quote|We might love the people upstairs wonderous |
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If, instead of above us, they lived just underus. }} |
If, instead of above us, they lived just underus. }} |
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* [[Least Rhymable Word]]: |
* [[Least Rhymable Word]]: |
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{{quote|There are no rhymes for orange or silver, |
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Unless liberties you pilfer. }} |
Unless liberties you pilfer. }} |
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* [[Little Did I Know]]: ''Don't Guess, Let Me Tell You''. |
* [[Little Did I Know]]: ''Don't Guess, Let Me Tell You''. |
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* [[Long Title]]: Relative to the poems they're assigned to, an often inescapable consequence of the brevity of his wit; at other times an example of his wit by themselves. Among them "On the Antiquity of Fleas", which is three times as long as the poem itself, and "To A Small Boy Standing On My Shoes While I Am Wearing Them". |
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* [[Missing Floor]]: ''A Tale of the Thirteenth Floor''. |
* [[Missing Floor]]: ''A Tale of the Thirteenth Floor''. |
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* [[Painful Rhyme]]: Though done deliberately, and often lampshaded by changes in the spelling. |
* [[Painful Rhyme]]: Though done deliberately, and often lampshaded by changes in the spelling. |
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* [[Romantic Hyperbole]]: |
* [[Romantic Hyperbole]]: |
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{{quote|More than a catbird hates a cat, |
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Or a criminal hates a clue, |
Or a criminal hates a clue, |
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Or the Axis hates the United States, |
Or the Axis hates the United States, |
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That's how much I love you.... }} |
That's how much I love you.... }} |
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* [[Spoiled Brat]]: The subject of "To A Small Boy Standing On My Shoes While I Am Wearing Them", at least in the eyes of the narrator. |
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{{quote|''The Self-Effacement of Electra Thorne'': |
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As for egocentricity, good heavens! |
As for egocentricity, good heavens! |
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What's egocentric about wanting the marquee to read |
What's egocentric about wanting the marquee to read |
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ELECTRA THORNE |
ELECTRA THORNE |
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IN<br /> |
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IN |
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OPHELIA AND HAMLET |
OPHELIA AND HAMLET |
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WITH<br /> |
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WITH |
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MAURICE EVANS |
MAURICE EVANS |
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? }} |
? }} |
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* [[Stuffy Old Songs About the Buttocks]]: ''The Clean Platter'' |
* [[Stuffy Old Songs About the Buttocks]]: ''The Clean Platter'' |
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{{quote|Some singers sing of ladies' eyes |
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And some of ladies' lips, |
And some of ladies' lips, |
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Refined ones praise their ladylike ways, |
Refined ones praise their ladylike ways, |
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And coarse ones hymn their hips. }} |
And coarse ones hymn their hips. }} |
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* [[Termite Trouble]]/[[Floorboard Failure]]: ''The Termite'' |
* [[Termite Trouble]]/[[Floorboard Failure]]: ''The Termite'' |
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{{quote|Some primal termite knocked on wood |
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Tasted it, and found it good |
Tasted it, and found it good |
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And that is why your Cousin May |
And that is why your Cousin May |
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Fell through the parlor floor today. }} |
Fell through the parlor floor today. }} |
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* [[The So-Called Coward]]: ''Custard the Dragon'' is about a woman named Belinda who lived with a kitten, a mouse, a dog, and a dragon. Counter-intuitively, the kitten, mouse, and dog were all described as being very brave, while the dragon was a coward. However, when a pirate broke into the house and threatened Belinda, the three supposedly "brave" animals ran and hid, and Custard stood his ground, fought the pirate, and ate him. |
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* [[The Thing That Would Not Leave]]: |
* [[The Thing That Would Not Leave]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20180127035958/http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~keith/poems/polterguest.html ''Polterguest, My Polterguest'']. |
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* [[Wendigo]]: |
* [[Wendigo]]: |
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{{quote|The Wendigo, the Wendigo |
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I saw it just a friend ago |
I saw it just a friend ago |
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Last night it lurked in Canada |
Last night it lurked in Canada |
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Tonight on your veranda! }} |
Tonight on your veranda! }} |
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Latest revision as of 20:48, 2 September 2020
Ogden Nash (1902-1971) was one of the great writers of American humorous poetry, noted for couplets or other poems that rhyme, but the lines are of different length and irregular meter. He lived in Baltimore most of his life, and included several paeans to it in his work. Also noted are his series of poems set to Camille Saint-Saens' "Carnival Of The Animals".
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Candy is dandy, —"Reflections on Ice-Breaking"
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He was also verified by the Guinness Book Of World Records as having composed the shortest published poem: "On the Antiquity of Fleas", which consists of merely "Adam/Had'em."
- Analogy Backfire: The poem The Romantic Age, about a lovestruck teenage girl who:
Presses lips and tosses head, |
- But Liquor Is Quicker: "Reflections on Ice-Breaking" is the Trope Namer.
- Ceiling Banger:
We might love the people upstairs wonderous |
There are no rhymes for orange or silver, |
- Little Did I Know: Don't Guess, Let Me Tell You.
- Long Title: Relative to the poems they're assigned to, an often inescapable consequence of the brevity of his wit; at other times an example of his wit by themselves. Among them "On the Antiquity of Fleas", which is three times as long as the poem itself, and "To A Small Boy Standing On My Shoes While I Am Wearing Them".
- Missing Floor: A Tale of the Thirteenth Floor.
- Painful Rhyme: Though done deliberately, and often lampshaded by changes in the spelling.
- Romantic Hyperbole:
More than a catbird hates a cat, |
- Spoiled Brat: The subject of "To A Small Boy Standing On My Shoes While I Am Wearing Them", at least in the eyes of the narrator.
- Spotlight-Stealing Title:
The Self-Effacement of Electra Thorne: |
- Stuffy Old Songs About the Buttocks: The Clean Platter
Some singers sing of ladies' eyes |
- Termite Trouble/Floorboard Failure: The Termite
Some primal termite knocked on wood |
- The So-Called Coward: Custard the Dragon is about a woman named Belinda who lived with a kitten, a mouse, a dog, and a dragon. Counter-intuitively, the kitten, mouse, and dog were all described as being very brave, while the dragon was a coward. However, when a pirate broke into the house and threatened Belinda, the three supposedly "brave" animals ran and hid, and Custard stood his ground, fought the pirate, and ate him.
- The Thing That Would Not Leave: Polterguest, My Polterguest.
- Wendigo:
The Wendigo, the Wendigo |