Antonyms for doggerel

Grammar : Noun

Spell : daw-ger-uh l, dog-er-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔ gər əl, ˈdɒg ər-

prose

Definition of doggerel

Origin : late 14c. (adj.); 1630s (n.), probably from dog + pejorative suffix -rel and applied to bad poetry perhaps with a suggestion of puppyish clumsiness, or being fit only for dogs. Attested as a surname from mid-13c., but the sense is not evident.

As in poetry : noun expressive, rhythmic literary work
As in rhyme : noun poetry in which lines end with like sounds

Example sentences :

Because you recited that doggerel about The Run of Crusader.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Ramsey shook his head and tried to force the thoughts from his mind with doggerel.
Extract from : « Equation of Doom » by Gerald Vance

This supposition has found strength and sanction in doggerel verse.
Extract from : « Welsh Folk-Lore » by Elias Owen

By now, Presley could not tell whether what he had written was true poetry or doggerel.
Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris

My lady was pleased to laugh at the doggerel, and even Mrs. Manners.
Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill

One of them had written a bit of doggerel on a sheet of paper and tacked it to a tree.
Extract from : « The Putnam Hall Champions » by Arthur M. Winfield

It is only doggerel but it helps to keep the idea before our people.
Extract from : « The New Glutton or Epicure » by Horace Fletcher

It was doggerel, bad enough to satisfy every aspiration of an antiquary.
Extract from : « The Wizard's Son, Vol. 1(of 3) » by Margaret Oliphant

I occupied myself, as I often do, in composing a bit of doggerel to the rhythm of the wheels.
Extract from : « Walking Shadows » by Alfred Noyes

This was at once removed by the saying aloud of some charm in doggerel verse.
Extract from : « Lancashire Folk-lore » by John Harland

Synonyms for doggerel

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