Crossword clues for nonsense verse
nonsense verse
WordNet
n. nonsensical writing (usually verse) [syn: amphigory]
Wikipedia
Nonsense verse is a form of nonsense literature usually employing strong prosodic elements like rhythm and rhyme. It is whimsical and humorous in tone and employs some of the techniques of nonsense literature.
Limericks are probably the best known form of nonsense verse, although they tend nowadays to be used for bawdy or straightforwardly humorous, rather than nonsensical, effect.
Among writers in English noted for nonsense verse are Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Mervyn Peake, Sukumar Ray, Edward Gorey, Colin West, Dr. Seuss, and Spike Milligan. The Martian Poets and Ivor Cutler are considered by some to be in the nonsense tradition.
Usage examples of "nonsense verse".
She sang a stirge song now in a childish soprano, making up nonsense verse as she went along.
I recalled the rather charming nonsense verse I used to write her when she was a child: “.
As she fell in step with Lusena and Bralla, she was uncomfortably aware of the ludicrous comparison between the rake-thin Rowan and the massive Siglen and hastily recited a mind-clogging nonsense verse.
A puny, anthropomorphized deity, full of false mystery and nonsense verse.
He could sing well, and he could write poetry, including nonsense verse.