Hypermeter


[hahy-pur-mi-ter] /haɪˈpɜr mɪ tər/

noun, Prosody.
1.
a verse or line containing additional syllables after those proper to the meter.
/haɪˈpɜːmɪtə/
noun
1.
(prosody) a verse line containing one or more additional syllables

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