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Catalectic vs Hypercatalectic - What's the difference?

catalectic | hypercatalectic | Related terms |

Hypercatalectic is a related term of catalectic.



As adjectives the difference between catalectic and hypercatalectic

is that catalectic is said of a line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot while hypercatalectic is which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse).

catalectic

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (poetry) Said of a line with incomplete meter, lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.
  • incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance
    • (Abney)

    See also

    * catalexis

    hypercatalectic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Which has an extra syllable added to the last dipody (foot of a verse).

    • Derived terms

    * hypercatalexis

    Related terms

    * acatalectic * catalectic