hypermeter


hy·per·met·ric

H0358900 (hī′pər-mĕt′rĭk)adj.1. Having one or more syllables in addition to those found in a standard metrical unit or line of verse.2. Being one of these additional syllables.
hy·per′me·ter (hī-pûr′mĭ-tər) n.hy′per·met′ri·cal adj.

hypermeter

(haɪˈpɜːmɪtə) n (Poetry) prosody a verse line containing one or more additional syllables hypermetric, ˌhyperˈmetrical adj

hy•per•me•ter

(haɪˈpɜr mɪ tər)

n. a line of verse containing one or more additional syllables after those proper to the meter. [1650–60] hy•per•met•ric (ˌhaɪ pərˈmɛ trɪk) hy`per•met′ri•cal, adj.