Syzygy (poetry)

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

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