0%

All doggerel synonyms

dog·ger·el
D d

noun doggerel

  • verse — (not in technical use) a stanza.
  • poem — a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
  • poetry — the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
  • cadence — The cadence of someone's voice is the way their voice gets higher and lower as they speak.
  • rhythm — movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.
  • tuneThomas James ("Tommy") born 1939, U.S. dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, and director.
  • paean — any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
  • song — Ailing [ahy-ling] /ˈaɪˈlɪŋ/ (Show IPA), Soong, Ai-ling.
  • rhyme — identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
  • poesy — the work or the art of poetic composition.
  • stanza — an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem.
  • rime — identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
  • rune — a poem, song, or verse.
  • versification — the act of versifying.
  • beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
  • couplet — A couplet is two lines of poetry which come next to each other, especially two lines that rhyme with each other and are the same length.
  • meter — an instrument for measuring, especially one that automatically measures and records the quantity of something, as of gas, water, miles, or time, when it is activated.
  • harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
  • measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
  • ode — a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
  • alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
  • balladry — ballad poetry or songs
  • rhyming — identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
  • iambic pentameter — a verse line consisting of five metrical iambs
  • half-rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
  • nursery rhyme — a short, simple poem or song for very young children, as Hickory Dickory Dock.
  • slant rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
  • limerick — a county in N Munster, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 037 sq. mi. (2686 sq. km).
  • ditty — a poem intended to be sung.
  • gibberish — meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing.
  • nonsense — words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
  • twaddle — trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing.
  • prattle — to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble.
  • baloney — If you say that an idea or statement is baloney, you disapprove of it and think it is foolish or wrong.
  • rubbish — worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
  • garbage — discarded animal and vegetable matter, as from a kitchen; refuse.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?