light verse

noun

verse that is written to entertain, amuse, or please, often by the subtlety of its form rather than by its literary quality.

A would-be writer of light verse who has not an ironical habit of mind had better change his purpose and write an epic.

He was a dabbler in light verse, and had been elected to the college funny paper.

His wit and his skill in light verse had won him a great reputation, and he was one of the idols of the Parisian salons.

Constantin Huyghens wrote light verse with intricate metres, and an occasional epigram.

It was a little volume of light verse, and it whiled away the time until his hostess reappeared.

April 25, 2024firkin

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