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acatalectic
This term is a highly specialized technical descriptor used almost exclusively in the field of prosody and classical poetry. It describes a line of verse that is complete, meaning it contains the full number of syllables or feet required by its specific meter without any omission at the end.
It serves as the direct antonym to catalectic, which refers to a line that is truncated or missing a final syllable. Because it is a precise academic term, it is rarely encountered outside of literary analysis, linguistic studies, or the formal study of ancient Greek and Latin poetry.
Meanings
Examples
The professor explained that the line is acatalectic because it contains the full final foot.
I wonder if this stanza is intended to be acatalectic or if the poet missed a syllable.
The poem follows a strictly acatalectic meter throughout the first three cantos.
Look at the scansion here and you will see the verse is acatalectic.
An acatalectic line provides a sense of rhythmic completion that a truncated one lacks.
Is this specific line acatalectic or catalectic?
Is this specific line acatalectic or catalectic?
The ancient hymn was written in an acatalectic trochaic tetrameter.
He noted that the transition from a catalectic to an acatalectic ending shifted the mood.