Edward Lear was an English artist and poet. He is best remembered for his nonsense poetry that’s often compared to the words of Thomas Hood and Lewis Carroll. He often used humor in his writing, something that later influenced 20th-century literary movements.
‘The Owl and the Pussy-Cat’ by Edward Lear is a simple, joy-filled poem that tells the marriage story of an owl and a cat.
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
Lear’s ‘The Duck and the Kangaroo’ whimsically explores friendship and adventure through a duck’s plea to see the world on a kangaroo’s back.
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
‘Good gracious! how you hop!
Over the fields and the water too,
As if you never would stop!
Lear’s ‘The Table and the Chair’ whimsically narrates a table and chair’s adventurous walk, celebrating curiosity and new friendships.
Said the Table to the Chair,
'You can hardly be aware,
'How I suffer from the heat,
'And from chilblains on my feet!
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