Bare Back Rider

About the Poem

The story of Lady Godiva is quite interesting. She was protesting about unfair taxes that had been imposed by her husband on local people and she used a most unusual form of protest which would really embarrass him and make him change his mind.

Category

Rude and Revolting

Rating

Mildly rude

Style

Clerihew

Length

4 lines

Key Stage

KS2, KS3

Author

Patrick Winstanley