Definition of Hypercatalexis. Meaning of Hypercatalexis. Synonyms of Hypercatalexis

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Definition of Hypercatalexis

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- A catalectic line is a metrically incomplete line of verse, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. One form of catalexis is headlessness...
- iambic tetrameter A lines and iambic dimeter B lines, both with frequent hypercatalexis (an additional final unstressed syllable). Rhymes include masculine...
- alternates between dactylic pentameter (albeit with an extra syllable, or hypercatalexis), followed by a line in dactylic tetrameter: Night after night, day...