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Dactyls and Elephants

Dactyls are metrical Feet that are named after Fingers with three little Parts like the knuckles that Lie in a pattern of Stress like these sentences: 'Jealously murmuring Elephants quietly Sob in their handkerchiefs.' Feet that are fingers - How odd!

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Date: 11/1/2024 11:16:00 AM
LOL…feet that are fingers, how odd! As odd as elephants sobbing in handkerchiefs.
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Date: 10/31/2024 7:29:00 PM
Fun stuff, Jeanette!
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Jeanette Swan
Date: 10/31/2024 7:31:00 PM
Thanks for reading and commenting. It tickled my funnybone that a foot was named after a finger. J :)

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