Comic #6566: rhymes

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Description

Here is a detailed description of the comic:

Panel 1:

• A character with curly hair and a frown is speaking. They are wearing a black outfit and appear frustrated.
• Text: "When Paradise Lost was first published in 1667, it was popular, but there were many complaints from readers that it 'rhymes not.'"

Panel 2:

• The same character responds to a second character, who has a quirky expression and is seated, with a thought bubble indicating they are saying: "’tis crap."
• Text (on a book): "PARADISE LOST"
• The second character seems amused or bemused by the situation.

Panel 3:

• A new thought bubble from the second character reads: "self-assured mental chuckling."
• The background shows text about the 1674 edition.
• Text: "So, by the 1674 edition, there was a weirdly combative note at the beginning of the book, not just insulting the complainers, but the idea of rhyme in verse generally."

Panel 4:

• The second character is now in conversation with two others while a third character observes.
• One character asks: "And how was your soup, sir?"
• The other character responds: "IT RHYMES NOT!"

Overall, the comic humorously discusses the poetic structure of "Paradise Lost" alongside a humorous dialogue about soup.