Double dactyl
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The double dactyl is a verse form invented by Anthony Hecht and Paul Pascal in 1951.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The double dactyl is a verse form invented by Anthony Hecht and Paul Pascal in 1951.[1] Like the limerick, the double dactyl has a fixed structure, is usually humorous, and is rigid in its prosodic structure. The double dactyl's prosodic requirements are more strenuous due to its increased length, and its specific requirements as to subject matter and word choice much more rigid, making it significantly more difficult to write. There must be two stanzas, each comprising three lines of dactylic dimeter ( ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ) followed by a line consisting of…
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