In reading about all of the different kinds of poems I like the Epigram the most. An Epigram is a short poem ending in a witty turn of thought. Most of the ones I have read have a comical twist. They are clever and easy to remember.
Epitaph on a dentist
-Anonymous
Stranger, approach this spot with gravity;
John Brown is filling his last cavity.
When I read the first line I think of the angel of death floating down from the sky. In the second line we learn that a soon-to-be-dead victim is dentist John Brown. He is filling his last cavity while Mr. Death is getting ready for him.
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