‘Higgledy Piggeldy’
Morphologically
higgledy piggeldys,
double dactyllical
rhythms rehearse.
Dactyllic lyrical,
tongue twisting higgledy
hexasyllablically
piggledy verse.
© 2008 Epiphanist
Rules for a double dactyl are -
Two four line stanzas,
Last lines of each stanza must rhyme.
All lines are double dactyl rhythm,
except for the last lines which are
dactyl plus one = four syllables.
First line is usually a jingle,
typically “higgledy piggledy”,
second line is the subject,
usually a name.
The second stanza must contain
a word of six syllables.
Knock yourself out!
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