double dactyl
double dactyl · double dactyls
A short, usually humorous poem with eight lines in dactylic meterA short, usually humorous poem with eight lines in dactylic meter; a higgledy-piggledy.
Meaning
1 sensesA short, usually humorous poem with eight lines in dactylic meter; a higgledy-piggledy.
Origin
Coined by poets Anthony Hecht and Paul Pascal; compound of double + dactyl.Coined by poets Anthony Hecht and Paul Pascal; compound of double + dactyl.
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