dispondee (Meaning)

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dispondee (n.)

A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.

Synonyms & Antonyms of dispondee

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dispondee Sentence Examples

  1. The poet's dispondees gave the poem a strong, steady rhythm.
  2. The word "dispondee" is derived from the Greek words "dis" and "sponduos."
  3. A dispondee is a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables or their equivalents.
  4. Dispondees are often used to create a sense of weight or emphasis in a line of poetry.
  5. Shakespeare frequently used dispondees in his plays.
  6. The iambic pentameter in blank verse is composed of five pairs of iambs, or ten syllables, with each pair of syllables constituting a metrical foot, with the first syllable unstressed and the second stressed.
  7. The dactylic hexameter in the Aeneid is composed of six pairs of dactyls, or twelve syllables, with each pair of syllables constituting a metrical foot, with the first syllable stressed and the second and third syllables unstressed.
  8. The trochaic tetrameter in "O Captain!
  9. My Captain!"
  10. is composed of four pairs of trochees, or eight syllables, with each pair of syllables constituting a metrical foot, with the first syllable stressed and the second syllable unstressed.

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A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.

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The poet's dispondees gave the poem a strong, steady rhythm.

The word "dispondee" is derived from the Greek words "dis" and "sponduos."

A dispondee is a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables or their equivalents.

Dispondees are often used to create a sense of weight or emphasis in a line of poetry.