hypermetrical
/ˌhaɪpərˈmɛtrɪkəl/
adjective
- Having an extra syllable or syllables beyond the regular metrical pattern in a line of poetry.
- Students analyzed the hypermetrical foot in the second stanza of the poem.
- The poet used a hypermetrical line to create a sense of urgency.
- In the sonnet, the hypermetrical syllable at the end broke the expected rhythm.
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