hypercatalexis
[ hahy-per-kat-l-ek-sis ]
/ ˌhaɪ pərˌkæt lˈɛk sɪs /
noun, plural hy·per·cat·a·lex·es [hahy-per-kat-l-ek-seez] /ˌhaɪ pərˌkæt lˈɛk siz/. Prosody.
the addition of one or more syllables after the final foot in a line of verse.
Origin of hypercatalexis
First recorded in 1885–1890; see origin at
hypercatalectic,
-sis