November 10, 2004
A Double Dactyl
The double dactyl is a limerick-like form of poetry created by Anthony Hecht and John Hollander back in the 60s. For fun, I've written one. Enjoy:
Diddeley, Iddeley
George "the Shrub" W
Won re-election in
Two thousand four.
Librul conspiracists
Hypersuspiciously
Cried that e-voting fraud
Crowned him once more.
Posted by mallarme at November 10, 2004 07:55 PM
Comments
Isn't this just dactylic dimeter? Like the old lesser Roman poets used to do? e.g. dirty old Marcus Argentarius?
Posted by: Downto at November 10, 2004 10:40 PM
Well, yes, it, but there are several other rules. The first line must be nonsense, the second line must be a proper name, and one line must be a single word.
Posted by: mallarme at November 11, 2004 03:26 PM