Doggerel describes verse considered of little literary value. The word is derogatory, from Middle English. Doggerel might have any or all of the following failings: trite, cliche, or overly sentimental content forced or imprecise rhymes faulty metre misordering of words to force correct metre Almost by definition examples of doggerel are not preserved, since if they've any redeeming value they're not considered doggerel. One example of doggerel might be: » Said the big red rooster to the l… (More on Doggerel)