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
- 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.
- Shakespeare frequently used dispondees in his plays.
- 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.
- 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.
- The trochaic tetrameter in "O Captain!
- My Captain!"
- 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.
FAQs About the word dispondee
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.
