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Definition of Catalexis
1. Noun. The absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse.
Definition of Catalexis
1. Noun. A shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse. ¹
2. Noun. Truncation at the close of a line of poetry by omission of one or two final syllables. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Catalexis
1. [n -LEXES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catalexis
Literary usage of Catalexis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Greek Grammar of Frederick Thiersch by Friedrich Wilhelm von Thiersch (1830)
"That both these series, which, as two wholes, again appear as measure and counter
measure, have the catalexis : ,„„,„»,„,„,,,.,„,» 4 c. ..."
2. The Grecian Drama: A Treatise on the Dramatic Literature of the Greeks by John Richard Darley (1840)
"Fifthly, in the catalexis, for they have no certain manner of conclusion, but
are terminated, sometimes by one ..."
3. A Greek Grammar by William Watson Goodwin (1896)
"catalexis. — PAUSE. 1637. A rhythmical series is a continuous succession of feet
of the same measure. A verse may consist of one such series, or of several ..."
4. The Metres of the Greeks and Romans: A Manual for Schools and Private Study by Eduard Munk (1844)
"Trochaic series end %vith the thesis; the catalexis (in ... The catalexis is more
rare in iambic series, because they end with the arsis. ..."
5. Prolegomena to the History of Italico-Romanic Rhythm by Thomas Fitz-Hugh (1908)
"... welcome everywhere, is mandatory after strong catalexis, in accordance with
the universal formula of tone- sequence, PAPAC P. The strong ..."
6. The Verse of Greek Comedy by John Williams White (1912)
"end with the musical equivalent of six short syllables, a catalexis that is without
... Hephaestion says that in catalexis the last foot is ' diminished,' ..."
7. A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane (1903)
"catalexis. A verse, the last foot of which is incomplete, is said to suffer ...
Hence. when a final syllable (or two final syllables) is lost by catalexis, ..."
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