Recipe For Cooking Carp Comments

Here's an example I found of an epigram: Epigrams often contain an opposition or a contradiction that generate their witty " twist, " as in the poet Ogden Nash's most famous epigram: " Candy / Is dandy, / But liquor / Is quicker."

Okay, I googled " epigram poetry definition" and this is what came back: An epigram is a short, pithy saying, usually in verse, often with a quick, satirical twist at the end. The subject is usually a single thought or event. At least the satirical twist at the end fits... Not so sure about the " short" (and now I have to look up " pithy" ;)

As I look at your poem again, it looks to me like it is written in couplets. I still have not looked up " epigram" . Will do that now.

Looks like our families had similar recipes! Mine has been passed down from generation to generation also. You say yours is an " epigram" poem. I never heard of that. Will have to look it up. (Of course, there are lots of forms I'm not familiar with.)

I think I've had that.: -)

Cute poem! I don't think I have ever heard of this recipe before.

Hilarious. My grandfather also had a similar recipe.