Hypercatalectic Definition | What is Hypercatalectic? - PoetrySoup
Definition
[adj] (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot
Line possessing an extra syllable after the last, normal foot of the meter. Such lines can also be known as hypermetrical or extrametrical.
Antonyms
acatalectic, catalectic
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