Definitions

1. noun

a line of verse that is inserted into a poem, often with a different rhyme or meter from the rest of the poem.

“The poet used a pentheses to create a sense of drama and surprise in the story.”

2. noun

A line of verse that is inserted into a poem to fill a gap in the meter.

“The poet used a pentheses to fill the gap in the iambic pentameter.”

3. noun

In some forms of poetry, a line or phrase that is inserted between other lines, usually to serve as a kind of refrain or refrain-like passage.

“The poet used a pentheses to repeat a line from earlier in the poem and create a sense of unity.”