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Nonsense mutation. In genetics, a nonsense mutation is a point mutation in a sequence of DNA that results in a nonsense codon, or a premature stop codon in the transcribed mRNA, and leads to a truncated, incomplete, and possibly nonfunctional protein product. [1] Nonsense mutations are not always harmful; [2] the functional effect of a nonsense ...
March 4 – Thomas Sturge Moore (died 1944 ), English poet, author, playwright, artist and long-term friend of W. B. Yeats. May 22 – Eva Gore-Booth (died 1926 ), Irish. July 1 – Inoue Kenkabō 井上剣花坊 pen name of Inoue Koichi (died 1934 ), Japanese, late Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period journalist and writer of senryū (short ...
For the IU song, see Love Poem (song). Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic [1] [2] [3] qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings. Any particular instance of poetry is called a poem and is written by a poet.
Sound poetry. Sound poetry is an artistic form bridging literary and musical composition, in which the phonetic aspects of human speech are foregrounded instead of more conventional semantic and syntactic values; "verse without words". By definition, sound poetry is intended primarily for performance .
Moses supposes his toeses are roses. Mother playing with infant, singing the tongue-twister (1913). "Moses supposes his toeses are roses" is a piece of English-language nonsense verse and a tongue-twister, whimsically describing the prophet Moses mistakenly conjecturing his toes are roses, contrary to biological reality.
Nonce word. In linguistics, a nonce word —also called an occasionalism —is any word ( lexeme ), or any sequence of sounds or letters, created for a single occasion or utterance but not otherwise understood or recognized as a word in a given language. [1] [2] Nonce words have a variety of functions and are most commonly used for humor ...
Although nonsense verse existed for most of human history, it was rare to see original nonsense verse in print until the 1800s. One of the first modern poets to write nonsense verse was Edward Lear - his limericks focus on absurd, whimsical situations, and his later poetry revels in made-up words and ridiculous concepts.
