Skeltonic Verse

• also known as "tumbling verse"
• named after John Skelton
• headlong, tumultuous verse related to doggerel
• short lines, multiple rhyme, alliteration and parallelism

Example:

So many newes and knackes

So many naughty packes

And so many that money lackes

       Saw I never:

So many maidens with child

And wilfully beguiled

And so many places untiled,

       Saw I never...