over-reaving
/ˌəʊvəˈriːvɪŋ/Prosody. rare
noun
Scansion in which the metrical scheme is based on a complete stanza rather than on individual lines.
- A term coined by Gerard Manley Hopkins: see note s.v. over-reave..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889), poet. Probably from over-reave + -ing, although the verb is first attested slightly later.