Gaius Valerius Catullus was a Roman poet who lived from 84 to 54 B.C.E. He was known for his scathing wit and for being both earthy and intellectual, and this funny, short poem, which still rings ...

Raise the funny factor of this poem by reading it to your kids in a silly voice. This short quatrain was a hit in 1895, when Gelett Burgess first published his now-famous poem for kids.

Students could brainstorm ways in which a poem could be made funny, and when and why you would want to make a poem humorous. Students could have a ‘funny poem’ competition and try to write ...