catalectic
21acatalectic — adjective Etymology: Late Latin acatalecticus, from acatalectus, from Greek akatalēktos, from a + katalēgein to leave off more at catalectic Date: 1589 not catalectic < acatalectic verse > • acatalectic noun …
22The Raven — is a narrative poem by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in January 1845. It is noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven s mysterious visit to a distraught lover,… …
23Trochaic tetrameter — is a meter in poetry. It refers to a line of four trochaic feet. The word tetrameter simply means that the poem has four trochees. A trochee is a long syllable, or stressed syllable, followed by a short, or unstressed, one. Example Literary… …
24catalexis — /kat l ek sis/, n., pl. catalexes /kat lek seez/. Pros. the absence of a syllable at the beginning or end of a line of metrical verse resulting in an incomplete foot, most often occurring in the last foot at the end of a verse; a catalectic line …
25hypercatalectic — /huy peuhr kat l ek tik/, adj. Pros. (of a line of verse) containing an additional syllable after the last dipody or foot. Cf. acatalectic (def. 2), catalectic. [1695 1705; < LL hypercatalecticus, equiv. to Gk hyperkatálekt(os) + L icus IC; see… …
26galiamb — galiámb s. m. (sil. li amb), pl. galiámbi Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic GALIÁMB s.m. Vers catalectic antic de patru picioare, pe care îl cântau preoţii Cibelei. [pron. li amb. / < fr. galliambe]. Trimis de… …
27paroemiac — I. mēˌak adjective Etymology: Greek paroimiakos proverbial, from paroimia : of, relating to, or constituting a paroemiac II. noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin paroemiacum, from Greek …
28PROSODY, HEBREW — This article is a survey of the history of Hebrew poetic forms from the Bible to the present time. The entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction the variety of formal systems the specific nature of hebrew literary history …
29Galliambic — Gal li*am bic, a. [L. galliambus a song used by the priests of Cybele; Gallus (a name applied to these priests) + iambus] (Pros.) Consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic, the last of which lacks the final syllable; said of a kind of verse.… …
30Hypercatalectic — Hy per*cat a*lec tic, a. [L. hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hypercatalectique. See {Hyper }, and {Catalectic}.] (Pros.) Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic verse. [1913 Webster] …
