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Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

0 posted 2002-02-22 05:19 PM

My challenge to you is to write a dactyl or double dactyl and play with the form .
The rules are:

A dactyl, as you may know, is a poetic foot of the form >-- (ON-off-off). For example,
interstate, realize, microphone, cereal, limerick, etc. etc. A double dactyl, naturally enough, is
two dactyls in a row.

Two stanzas, each comprising three lines of
dactylic dimeter followed by a line with a dactyl and a single accent. The two stanzas have to
rhyme on their last line. The first line of the first stanza is repetitive nonsense. The second line of
the first stanza is somebody's name -- strictly speaking, a proper noun. Note that this name must
itself be double-dactylic. E.g. Gloria Vanderbilt, Jesus of Nazareth, Gilbert and Sullivan,
Archangel Gabriel. In the second stanza, one entire line must be a double-dactylic word. E.g.
biopsychology, geopolitical, gastrointestinal, abecedarian, etc.

have fun

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown

Krawdad
Member Elite

since 2001-01-03

Posts 2597

1 posted 2002-02-22 10:36 PM

Have you been standing too close to a microwave maybe?

Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

2 posted 2002-02-22 10:47 PM

I have been standing close to the microwave as it happens...how did you know. I have been telling it to hurry up.

On a more serious note I have written an example in Open. It is not as hard as it looks and it is fun (if you have the time because your microwave is too slow

)

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown

[This message has been edited by Kethry (02-22-2002 10:50 PM).]

Magicmystery
Senior Member

since 2002-02-13

Posts 821
Windsor, Ontario, Canada

3 posted 2002-02-26 01:33 AM

Alright Keth, Check out 19,,, My two cats.

Cherish the good memories past and look forward to the adventure called Tomorrow.
But above all... be kind to yourself today.

Moon Dust

Member Elite

since 1999-06-11

Posts 2177
Skelmersdale, UK

4 posted 2002-02-26 09:59 PM

i'm confused

Write what you feel, feel what you wrtie.

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