On this page you'll find 3 example sentences with Spondee. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as foot and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Spondee meaning
A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.
Synonyms of Spondee
Using Spondee
- The main meaning on this page is: A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.
- Useful related words include: metrical foot, foot, metrical unit.
Context around Spondee
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spondee
- In this selection, "spondee" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two stand out and add context to how "spondee" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include is a spondee and of a spondee two long. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spondee" sits close to words such as aacr, aacsb and aadar, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spondee
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The final foot is a spondee. (6 words)
Because of the anceps (a short or long syllable), the sixth foot can be filled by either a trochee (a long then short syllable) or a spondee. (27 words)
In strict dactylic hexameter, each of these feet would be a dactyl (a long and two short syllables), but classical meter allows for the substitution of a spondee (two long syllables) in place of a dactyl in most positions. (39 words)
In strict dactylic hexameter, each of these feet would be a dactyl (a long and two short syllables), but classical meter allows for the substitution of a spondee (two long syllables) in place of a dactyl in most positions. (39 words)
Because of the anceps (a short or long syllable), the sixth foot can be filled by either a trochee (a long then short syllable) or a spondee. (27 words)
The final foot is a spondee. (6 words)
Example sentences (3)
Because of the anceps (a short or long syllable), the sixth foot can be filled by either a trochee (a long then short syllable) or a spondee.
In strict dactylic hexameter, each of these feet would be a dactyl (a long and two short syllables), but classical meter allows for the substitution of a spondee (two long syllables) in place of a dactyl in most positions.
The final foot is a spondee.