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HYPERMETER
Etymology
Noun
hypermeter (plural hypermeters)
A hypercatalectic line, i.e. with two syllables beyond the metrum.
A period with a redundant syllable.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*per"me*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. hypermètre.]
1. (Pros.)
Definition: A verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse.
2. Hence, anything exceeding the ordinary standard. When a man rises beyond six foot, he is an hypermeter. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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