Why is the verse of Dr Seuss so difficult for anyone else to do well?

[Thudlow_Boink]

@Mangetout

I’ve seen quite a few examples of verse written in an attempt to mimic the style of Dr Seuss - from amateurs, a lot and it’s nearly always cringe

I’m going to use this as an excuse to link to @Borborygmi’s effort from the famous “prehensile rectum” thread:

Another bathroom etiquette memo: Do you have a prehensile rectum?

All the Whos down at Who Inc., the tall and the small Could shit without being revolting at all The Whos, when shitting, would shit in the pot But the Fuckwicket, who worked at Who Inc., would not Just yesterday morning, around ten past eleven The Fuckwicket started shitting at mach oh-point-seven And when Billy Who had to shit his Who-Hash from last night He went into the men’s room and got quite a fright: There was shit on the floor, there was shit in the stall There was shit on the s…