Associations to the word «Catalexis»
Wiktionary
CATALEXIS, noun. A shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse.
CATALEXIS, noun. Truncation at the close of a line of poetry by omission of one or two final syllables.
Dictionary definition
CATALEXIS, noun. The absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.