Two English authors of the 1800's, Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, were masters of nonsense verse (Zena Sutherland).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
nonsense verse — noun nonsensical writing (usually verse) • Syn: ↑amphigory • Hypernyms: ↑nonsense, ↑bunk, ↑nonsensicality, ↑meaninglessness, ↑hokum * * * a form of light verse, usually for children, depicting imaginative characters in amusing situations of… … Useful english dictionary
Nonsense verse — is a form of light, often rhythmical verse, usually for children, depicting peculiar characters in amusing and fantastical situations. It is whimsical and humorous in tone and tends to employ fanciful phrases and meaningless made up words.[1]… … Wikipedia
nonsense — [nän′sens΄, nän′səns] n. [ NON + SENSE] 1. words or actions that convey an absurd meaning or no meaning at all 2. things of relatively no importance or value; trivialities 3. impudent, foolish, or evasive behavior adj. 1. designating or of… … English World dictionary
Poetry — This article is about the art form. For other uses, see Poetry (disambiguation). Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella … Wikipedia
Nonsense — For other uses, see Nonsense (disambiguation). For Wikipedia policy regarding nonsense, see Wikipedia:Patent nonsense. Nonsense is a communication, via speech, writing, or any other symbolic system, that lacks any coherent meaning. Sometimes in… … Wikipedia
nonsense — non|sense S3 [ˈnɔnsəns US ˈna:nsens] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stupid/untrue)¦ 2¦(annoying behaviour)¦ 3¦(without meaning)¦ 4 make (a) nonsense of something 5 nonsense poems/verse/rhymes ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(STUPID/UNTRUE)¦ ideas, opinions, statements etc that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nonsense — noun (U) 1 STUPID/UNTRUE (U) ideas, opinions, statements etc that are untrue or stupid: all this nonsense about health foods | “She says she s 39.” “Nonsense!” | a load of nonsense (=a lot of nonsense): If you ask me, these modern teaching… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
poetry — poetryless, adj. /poh i tree/, n. 1. the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts. 2. literary work in metrical form; verse. 3. prose with poetic qualities. 4. poetic… … Universalium
nonsense verse — a form of light verse, usually for children, depicting imaginative characters in amusing situations of fantasy, whimsical in tone and with a rhythmic appeal, often employing fanciful phrases and meaningless made up words. [1790 1800] * * *… … Universalium
Literary nonsense — (or nonsense literature) is a broad categorization of literature that uses sensical and nonsensical elements to defy language conventions or logical reasoning. Even though the most well known form of literary nonsense is nonsense verse, the genre … Wikipedia
