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nonsense verse
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nonsense verse
n.
Verse characterized by humor or whimsy and often featuring nonce words.
nonsense verse
n
(Literature / Poetry) verse in which the sense is nonexistent or absurd, such as that of Edward Lear
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Noun1.nonsense verse - nonsensical writing (usually verse)
amphigory
hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
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nonsense verse
n → Nonsensvers m, → Unsinnsvers m; (= genre) → Nonsensverse pl, → Unsinnsverse pl
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There are 48 nonsense poems of varying lengths, some just four lines, others of several pages.
Ball, Duncan (text) Kerry Millard (illus.): My sister has a big black ... by Douglas, Elizabeth / Reading Time
When they finally get down to it, the pin-sharp lines of Gorey's nonsense poem appear overhead, providing a context for their antics.
Culture: The guest who popped in and stayed for 17 years; David ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
In the nonsense poem by Edward Lear, what did the owl and the pussycat go to sea in?
9. TRIVIA by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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