Syzygy_(poetry)

Syzygy (poetry)

Syzygy (poetry)

In poetry, combination of two metrical feet into a single unit, similar to an elision

For the metrically corresponding scenes in Greek Old Comedy, see Aristophanes § Parabasis.

In poetry, a syzygy is the combination of two metrical feet into a single unit, similar to an elision.[1]

Consonantal or phonetic syzygy is also similar to the effect of alliteration, where one consonant is used repeatedly throughout a passage, but not necessarily at the beginning of each word.

References

  1. [1]
    Brogan, T. V. F. BroganT V. F. (2017-08-24), "Syzygy", The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, Princeton University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780190681173.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-691-15491-6
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