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May 10, 2019 · 10 of the Best Nonsense Poems in English Literature. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Nonsense literature is one of the great subsets of English literature, and for many of us a piece of nonsense verse is our first entry into the world of poetry. There are many colourful and curious synonyms for nonsense in the English language ...
Writing poems without a rhyming pattern or a specific form can be more difficult than following a pattern. Here is a collection of short free verse poems that have less than ten lines.
Nonsense poems use playful language and imaginative scenarios to defy logic, creating a whimsical world full of unexpected twists and joyful surprises. Skip to content Menu
Modernist poets made free verse poems even more popular, and during the First World War the imagists used the looser style of free verse to shift the focus away from rhyme and rhythm and towards the imagery poems use.
- Follow the Moon by Marie Tully. “Or did it follow me?”
- Splishy, Sploshy Mud by Ava F. Kent. “You can make mountains …”
- Fog by Carl Sandburg. “It sits looking …”
- Autumn by T.E. Hulme. ADVERTISEMENT. “A touch of cold in the Autumn night …”
Tail Rhyme: A tail rhyme refers to a specific pattern of end-rhymes and repetition used in poetry. For example, AABCCB or AABCCCB. Sonnet: Traditionally, sonnets are fourteen-line poems that follow a strict rhyme scheme and conform to the metrical pattern of iambic pentameter.
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More examples of nonsense poetry include Edward Lear’s “Nonsense Alphabet,” “The Good Moolly Cow [excerpt]” by Eliza Lee Follen, and “Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face” by Jack Prelutsky.
