higgledy piggledy - translation to greek
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higgledy piggledy - translation to greek

FIXED VERSE FORM
Double Dactyls; Higgledy piggledy; Double Dactyl

higgledy piggledy         
φύρδην μίγδην, άνω κάτω
άνω κάτω         
higgledy piggledy, topsyturvy, upside down

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Double dactyl

The double dactyl is a verse form invented by Anthony Hecht and Paul Pascal in 1951.

Examples of use of higgledy piggledy
1. Two symbols of our energy crisis loom over the higgledy–piggledy, half–timbered houses of Thaxted.
2. A visit to the Belvedere reveals a happy, friendly school in rather higgledy–piggledy accommodation in and around the original Victorian villa.
3. In contrast to the higgledy–piggledy layout of the nearby Christian graveyard, the tombs of the Muslim dead all point towards Mecca.
4. The red–brick houses on a higgledy–piggledy rabbit warren of streets, with sheets flapping on washing lines, look like the settings for northern working class Sixties films.
5. Motions are discussed in higgledy–piggledy bunches of three and four; no sooner has a bloke from the T&G angrily railed against what happened to the staff of Gate Gourmet and demanded the right to secondary picket, than the next speaker has snuffed out any drama by thanking the government for all the great things they‘ve done for Barrow–in–Furness.