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An introduction in rhyme

My two favorite forms of poetry are limericks and double dactyls. Limericks are a fairly familiar style of verse, but double dactyls seem to remain more obscure. This is truly a shame as they are distinctively awesome. In, what I think is, a reasonable manner of curing this widespread ignorance I will post a poem I wrote explaining the rules of the double dactyl. After all, when we want to create global change the best way to achieve it is to write about it on the internet, for it is truly a place of truth and knowledge.

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The double dactyl describes itself

Silly-words frilly-words

Person in question here.

This line has six feet but

This one has less.

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Setup for final line:

One double dactyl word

Metatextually

Sums up the rest.

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For an for an actual, useful explanation of the double dactyl poem, I suggest googling it or visiting wikipedia.