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mind-body, body-mind Renee Descartes, it's said, thought that the dactyllic form should be banned:
"We should not write things so polysyllabically, Just use two beats, I think, therefore iamb."
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very good: welcome Love your name. The trickster is a fave of mine as well.
----please, draw me a sheep----
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mind-body, body-mind Renee Descartes, it's said, thought that the dactyllic form should be banned:
"We should not write things so polysyllabically, Just use two beats, I think, therefore iamb." Back in his era, the Seventeenth century, Smooth alexandrines were Often the way; Playwrights were keen on these Dodecasyllables, As in the tragedies Penned by Corneille.
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Stippety steppity My name is Dave, I'm ad- dicted to dactyl hex- ameter verse,
My Higher Power in dodecaincrement meetings must help me be- fore it gets worse.
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Roboty, noboty, Doc Isaac Asimov Taught biochemistry, Then wrote sci-fi:
"'Para-dichloro- amino-benzaldehyde ! ' Such a nice lilt to it ! " Twinkle in eye.
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Dickety Dockety wofahulicodoc wrote a small ditty on Doc Asimov, using appropriate organochemical endless compoundedness; fits like a glove. Asimov's own suggestion… was to say "Has Him Of" and leave out the H's. http://www.asimovonline.com/asimov_FAQ.html#non-literary1
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Well bless your heart, I'm touched! i do believe that's the first time I've been the object of a Double-Dactyl. (Or any other kind of poem, for that matter.)
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From November 19, 2008, above! (modified slightly) Zippity Lippity Catherine DeMedici, Looking to end the religious divides,
Issued her Edict so Idealistically; Nevertheless many Lost their poor hides. Something made me think of Catherine DeMedici a couple weeks ago. I don't even remember now what it was. But I thought: "Aha! A double dactyl could arise from this!" And I began to cogitate. Actually, all I truly remembered about her from my school daze was that she was a ruthless woman and a poisoner. As you can see, after doing a little research, I decided to praise her for her good, yet futile, attempt to bring Catholics and Hugenots together. So you see, wordplay is not only fun but educational. I learned things about her I had not known! Or, to paraphrase minimally, "All I remembered of Catherine de Medici: Ruthless, the woman, Of poisonous tone... So you see, wordplay is Fun, educational; Learned things about her That I had not known!"
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Well bless your heart, I'm touched! i do believe that's the first time I've been the object of a Double-Dactyl. (Or any other kind of poem, for that matter.)
A small salute perhaps, but a salute nonetheless. I appreciate your contributions to this forum.
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