weak ending

noun

, Prosody.

1. a verse ending in which the metrical stress falls on a word or syllable that would not be stressed in natural utterance, as a preposition, the object of which is carried over to the next line.

Word History and Origins

Origin of weak ending¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

It was the best effort they could make to retrieve the day, a weak ending to so magnificent a scheme.

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One might sum up the Stepmother as a weak ending to a strong beginning.

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