The Scroobious Pip
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The Scroobious Pip is a nonsense verse
poem left unfinished by Edward Lear
at the time of his death in 1888. It was completed by Ogden Nash
and illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
in 1968. The poem tells of a fanciful animal of unknown taxonomy
known only as "the Scroobious Pip" and the fruitless attempts of the other animals of the world to classify it.
Nonsense verse
Nonsense verse is a form of light, often rhythmical verse, usually for children, depicting peculiar characters in amusing and fantastical situations. It is whimsical and humorous in tone and tends to employ fanciful phrases and meaningless made-up words. Nonsense verse is closely related to...
poem left unfinished by Edward Lear
Edward Lear
Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author, and poet, renowned today primarily for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form that he popularised.-Biography:...
at the time of his death in 1888. It was completed by Ogden Nash
Ogden Nash
Frederic Ogden Nash was an American poet well known for his light verse. At the time of his death in 1971, the New York Times said his "droll verse with its unconventional rhymes made him the country's best-known producer of humorous poetry".-Early life:Nash was born in Rye, New York...
and illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
Nancy Ekholm Burkert
Nancy Ekholm Burkert is an American artist and illustrator, first known for her 1961 illustrated book, the original edition of James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl...
in 1968. The poem tells of a fanciful animal of unknown taxonomy
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
known only as "the Scroobious Pip" and the fruitless attempts of the other animals of the world to classify it.
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