adjective
- Having more syllables or metrical feet than the standard or expected meter; exceeding the normal metrical length.
Usage: chiefly used in poetry and prosody
Examples
- The final line of the stanza is hypermetric, containing an extra unstressed syllable.
- In classical verse, a hypermetric line disrupts the established rhythmic pattern.
- The poet deliberately used hypermetric feet to create an unusual cadence.
- This hypermetric variation gives the poem an unexpected emphasis at the line's end.