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Nonsense verse

Nonsense verse is a form of nonsense literature usually employing strong prosodic elements like rhythm and rhyme. It is often 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 straightforward humour, rather than having a nonsensical effect.


Among writers in English noted for nonsense verse are Edward Lear,[1] Lewis Carroll, Mervyn Peake, 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.

Clanging

Doggerel

Light verse

Literary nonsense

Pseudo-anglicism

Hartle, P. N. (1 January 2002). ""All His Workes Sir": John Taylor's Nonsense". Neophilologus. 86 (1): 155–170. :10.1023/A:1012966922849. S2CID 150720051.

doi

Malcolm, Noel (1997). The origins of English nonsense. London: Fontana Press.  9780006388449.

ISBN

(1945). "Nonsense poetry". Collected essays. Archived from the original on 2006-10-09.

Orwell, George

by Edward Lear.

Nonsense Books

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An Edward Lear website

A general nonsense resource site.

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