nonsense versenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈnɒn.səns ˌvɜːs/us/ˈnɑːn.sens ˌvɝːs/poems that use words a writer has invented:
"Brillig" is a made-up word used in a piece of nonsense verse by Lewis Carroll.
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- alliteration
- antihero
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- baddy
- ballad
- bard
- dramatist
- epigram
- hero
- heroine
- iambic
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- limerick
- pantomime
- prose poem
- prosody
- psalm
- quatrain
- revue
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