Question

Why is the following considered nonsense poetry?

Answer 1

The following is considered a nonsense poetry because it rhymes

and because it is funny.

Answer: Option C and D.

Explanation:

Nonsense poems are the ones where the poet makes use of meaningless words to create humor and which makes use of rhymes. The lines ’ Tied his loafers, licked his tongue,

And told about the bee he stung’ is a part of one of the poem from the book ‘Rainbow Soup’ by Neel Layton.

The poet have made use of couplets where the first two lines rhyme with each other and so on. For example here the two lines rhyme with each other: ‘tongue-stung.’ Apart from this, the poem is also quite humorous, which is the main feature of nonsense poems.