English Dictionary

rhopalic

形容詞

修辞法

(poetry, rhetoric) Having each successive word longer by a letter or syllable.

日本語の意味

各連続する単語が、前の単語より1文字または1音節だけ長くなる現象を示す（詩や修辞における表現技法）

The poet crafted a rhopalic stanza in which each word grew longer than the last.

詩人は、各語が前の語より一文字または一音節ずつ長くなるような詩節を作った。

意味（1）

(poetry, rhetoric) Having each successive word longer by a letter or syllable.

Soapy fired off a rhopalic sentence, that is, one in which each word is one letter longer than the word that precedes it: I am the only dummy player, perhaps, planning maneuvers calculated brilliantly, nevertheless outstandingly pachydermatous, notwithstanding unconstitutional unprofessionalism.

more rhopalic （ comparative ）

most rhopalic （ superlative ）