Skeltonics are short, irregular, sharply rhythmic lines associated with John Skelton's poetry. They usually rely on heavy stress and quick, broken movement rather than a fixed meter, and they often sound lively, comic, or satirical. The term is essentially another name for Skeltonic verse.
Example
The gossip runs, the bell drums loud,
The market laughs, the mayor looks proud,
But under all that noise and grin
The town's old lies are rustling in.