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Double Dactyl

Hickory dickory, Beauteous Rosamond, Sleeping so silently One hundred years… Come your awakening, Phantasmagorical, When a Prince Charming can Conquer your fears. ~ Harley White

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Kurt Ravidas

Date: 4/16/2019 7:37:00 PM

Agreed. I just mean that ductyl looks like waltz musically.

Harley White
Date: 4/18/2019 7:23:00 AM

Nice association... The 'double dactyl' (with an 'a') has a fixed structure. There must be two stanzas, each comprising three lines of dactylic dimeter... etc. Look it up and you'll see.

Kurt Ravidas

Date: 4/16/2019 5:18:00 PM

Waltzing around sleeping beauty)

Harley White
Date: 4/16/2019 5:20:00 PM

I see those tales as sort of mythological...