Definition
The omission of one or more syllables at the end of a metrical line in verse, leaving the final foot incomplete.
Etymology
From Greek katalaxis, from katalegein meaning 'to leave off.' In classical and modern poetry, this term describes what happens when a line doesn't have its expected final syllable or foot.
Kelly Says
Ancient Greek poets actually standardized catalexis as a deliberate technique, and it survives in modern poetry—you can hear it in the famous opening of Emily Dickinson's 'Hope is the thing with feathers,' where the truncated rhythm creates an unsettling, profound effect.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካታላለክሲስ
ka-ta-la-lek-sis
ARالعربية
الكاتاليكسيس
al-kata-li-ksi-sis
BNবাংলা
ক্যাটালেক্সিস
ka-ta-lek-sis
CACatalà
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
CSČeština
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
DADansk
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
DEDeutsch
Catalexis
kata-lek-sis
ELΕλληνικά
καταλέξεις
kata-lek-seis
ESEspañol
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
FAفارسی
کاتالِکس
ka-ta-li-ks
FISuomi
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
FRFrançais
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
GUGU
કેટલેક્સીસ
ke-ta-lek-sis
HAHA
catalexes
kata-lek-es
HEעברית
קטאלכסיס
kata-lek-sis
HIहिन्दी
कैटेलैक्सिस
ka-ta-lai-k-sis
HUMagyar
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
IDBahasa Indonesia
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
IGIG
catalexes
kata-lek-es
ITItaliano
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
JA日本語
カタレクシス
kata-rekushisu
KMKM
កាតាឡេកសិស
ka-ta-la-lek-sis
KO한국어
카탈렉시스
kata-lekk-siseu
MRMR
कॅटॅलेक्सिस
ka-ta-le-ksis
MSBahasa Melayu
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
MYမြန်မာ
ကာတလက်စစ်
ka-ta-lek-sit
NLNederlands
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
NONorsk
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
PAPA
ਕੈਟਾਲੈਕਸਿਸ
ka-ta-la-ik-sis
PLPolski
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
PTPortuguês
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
RORomână
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
RUРусский
каталексис
kata-lek-sis
SVSvenska
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
SWKiswahili
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
TAதமிழ்
கத்தாலெக்சிஸ்
kat-ta-le-k-sis
TEతెలుగు
కటాలెక్షిస్
ka-ta-le-k-sis
THไทย
คาตาเลกซิส
kha-ta-lek-sis
TLTL
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
TRTürkçe
catalexis
kata-lek-sis
UKУкраїнська
каталексис
kata-lek-sis
URاردو
کتالیکسس
ka-ta-li-ks-is
VITiếng Việt
catalexis
ca-ta-lek-sis
YOYO
catalexes
kata-lek-es
ZH中文
卡塔勒克西斯
kā tǎ lè kè sī sī
ZUZU
catalexes
kata-lek-es