| 单词 | nonsense poetry |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnonsense poetry nonsense poetry n. (originally) whimsical or nonsensical verse; (later) the genre of poetry that includes nonsense verse such as limericks, as well as looser poetic forms. ΚΠ 1851 Harper's Mag. Aug. 378 We strolled in the evening through the fields and woods..as I poured forth the popular love and nonsense poetry of the time. 1899 New Cent. Rev. Jan. 30 What it is that constitutes successful nonsense poetry it is impossible to say, but all can distinguish the true article when they see it. 1938 L. MacNeice Mod. Poetry x. 182 Lear's nonsense poetry is the last flare-up of romanticism. 1998 M. Delville Amer. Prose Poem iii. vi. 189 The nonsense poetry of French Dadaist Tristan Tzara. < as lemmas |
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