Poetry Analysis

noun a prosaic statement or expression

• The essay was criticized for its use of prosaicism and lack of creativity.
• I found his speech to be full of prosaicisms and quite boring.
• Her writing is so basic, it's just full of prosaicisms.
• The artist's work was a breath of fresh air in a sea of prosaicism.

noun a metrical variation in which the normal rhythmic sequence is interrupted by the omission of a syllable from a metrical line

• The poet's use of acatalexis in his sonnet added a unique rhythmic pattern to the verse.
• I'm not sure what acatalexis means, but it sounds like a fancy word for poetry stuff.
• Acatalexis is like when a poem has a cool flow, you know what I mean?
• In the dance routine, the acatalexis of the movements created a mesmerizing effect on the audience.