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double amphibrach a stanza form using amphibrachic dimeter, - ' - | - ' - ; it consists of eight lines, with the shortened 4th and 8th lines rhymed, and one line (usually the sixth) consisting of a single word. It is a variation of the double dactyl form.
Example: this rendering of "Humpty Dumpty":
As Humpty was sitting
upon a partition,
he misplaced his balance
and suffered a fall.
A sodden, unsightly
reorganization
of yolk and albumen
appeared by the wall.
Though all the king's horses
were called to the rescue,
he couldn't be saved from
the blistering sun.
In spite of their dazzling
equestrianism
and expert attendance,
poor Humpty was done.
Does this have a moral?
Perhaps that in life as
in politics sitting
on fences is fine,
but slipping a bit is
anticipatory
of suddenly facing
a fatal decline.
Several pieces in *The Bard & Scheherazade Keep Company* by Jan D. Hodge, are written in this form, including "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Hamlet."
February 17, 2017