hypercatalectic
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Definition
Adjective:
- (Prosody) Having an extra syllable: In poetry, describes a line of verse that has one or more syllables beyond those required to complete the standard metrical pattern of the line. It is the opposite of catalectic (which is missing a syllable) and contrasts with acatalectic (which is complete and regular).
Noun:
- (Prosody) A hypercatalectic line: A specific line of poetry that exhibits this characteristic of having extra syllables at its end.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The final line of the stanza is intentionally hypercatalectic, creating a sense of overflow.
- A hypercatalectic verse can add emphasis or a feeling of incompleteness that propels the reader forward.
Noun:
- The poet used a hypercatalectic to break the rhythmic expectation.
- Scanning the poem, I identified the last line as a hypercatalectic.
Advanced Usage
- In metrical analysis, a hypercatalectic line is analyzed by noting the extra syllable(s) that extend beyond the final complete foot.
- The term is used in technical discussions of poetic meter, often in contrast with and lines.
Variants and Related Words
- Catalectic (adj.): (Of a line of verse) missing one syllable in the last foot.
- Acatalectic (adj.): (Of a line of verse) having a complete number of syllables in the last foot; metrically complete.
- Hypermetrical (adj.): A more general term meaning having one or more extra syllables beyond the regular meter; hypercatalectic is a specific type of hypermetrical line where the extra syllables are at the .
Synonyms
- Hypermetrical (when referring specifically to the end of a line).
Antonyms
- Catalectic (lacking a syllable).
- Acatalectic (metrically complete).
Adjective
- (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot
Noun
- (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot