Akatalexes

The Akatalexe ( Greek  ἀκατάληξις , akatálēxis , "without premature cessation") designates in ancient metrics a verse in a regular meter whose last foot of the verse (or the last metron ) is complete, in contrast to the catalectic verse, in which the last foot of the verse is shortened by one syllable. For example, the dactylic hexameter in its complete, akatalectic form consists of six dactyls:

—◡◡ | —◡◡ | —◡◡ | —◡◡ | —◡◡ | —◡◡

In the catalectic form, the last syllable is omitted and the last foot becomes the trochee

—◡◡ | —◡◡ | —◡◡ | —◡◡ | —◡◡ | —◡

See also: hypercatalexes

literature

• Otto Knörrich: Lexicon of lyrical forms (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 479). Kröner, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-520-47901-X , pp. 1-2.