Prosogostichs is the name assigned to the lines, most
often eight in number, which form a verse parodying
some limerick-like lines by the poet Edward Lear. The
verse's opening line, in dactyls as are all the lines,
mimics the opening line of that poet's "How pleasant
to know Mr. Lear," substituting the name of the subject
of the new prosopogostichs for that of the fictionalized
poet. The remainder of the poem goes on to portray
aspect(s) of the life and/or character of the subject.
The rhyme scheme of the stanza is either AbababAb,
where the seventh line is virtually identical to the first,
or AaaaaaAa in the case of a rigorously rhyming set of
prosopogostichs, wherein all the lines rhyme and the
opening and seventh lines again are virtually identical.
An example
Prosopogostichs On Kamala Harris
Not unpleasant to know...? Mrs. Harris.
From another Drumpf term may she spare us!
Unlike Drumpf, she would never embarrass
the U.S. in Beijing, Perth or Paris.
With her jubilant smile matic- charis,
of Joe Biden's agenda she's heiress.
This most-pleasant-to-know Mrs. Harris
is (Confess!) your progressive Polaris.
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