Acatalectic (Noun)
Meaning
(prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The poet's use of an acatalectic final line added a sense of resolution to the sonnet.
- In ancient Greek verse, an acatalectic line was often used to create a sense of grandeur.
- The poet's deliberate choice of an acatalectic line in the third stanza emphasized the theme of completion.
- An acatalectic line in a villanelle can create a sense of finality and conclusion.
- The acatalectic lines in the ode stood out from the rest of the poem, which used shorter lines.