Nonsense — Non sense, n. [Pref. non + sense: cf. F. nonsens.] 1. That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity. [1913 Webster] 2. Trifles; things of no importance. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
children's literature — Body of written works produced to entertain or instruct young people. The genre encompasses a wide range of works, including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy to read stories, and fairy tales, lullabies, fables,… … Universalium
Lewis Carroll — Charles Lutwidge Dodgson Born 27 January 1832(1832 01 27) Daresbury, Halton, Cheshire, England Died … Wikipedia
Mary Blane — also known as Mary Blain and other variants, is an American song that was popularized in the blackface minstrel show. Several different versions are known, but all feature a male protagonist singing of his lover Mary Blane, her abduction, and ev … Wikipedia
Limerick (poème) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Limerick. Un limerick est un poème humoristique, à l origine en anglais, de 5 vers rimés (rimes aabba), de caractère souvent grivois, irrévérencieux ou irréligieux. Sommaire 1 Caractéristiques du genre … Wikipédia en Français
Tomi Ungerer — (né Jean Thomas le 28 novembre 1931 à Strasbourg, France) est un dessinateur français. Les principaux thèmes qu il a abordés dans sa carrière sont la littérature d enfance et de jeunesse, la publicité, les alsatiques et l érotisme. Sommaire 1… … Wikipédia en Français
Reforms of Russian orthography — The reform of Russian orthography refers to changes made to the Russian alphabet over the course of the history of the Russian language. Contents 1 Early Changes 2 Eighteenth century changes 3 Nineteenth century changes … Wikipedia
Whiffenpoof — The word whiffenpoof can refer to: * an imaginary or indefinite animal; e.g. the great horned whiffenpoof; * the Whiffenpoof Fish that forms the subject of a piece of comic dialogue in Victor Herbert s 1908 operetta, Little Nemo; * The… … Wikipedia
