Syzygy (poetry)

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

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

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. 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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