spondee
/ˈspɑndi/
noun
- A metrical foot consisting of two stressed syllables, used in poetry.
- The student identified a spondee in the line 'Break, break, break' by Tennyson.
- The word 'heartbreak' can be read as a spondee because both syllables are stressed.
- In classical poetry, a spondee often replaces an iamb to slow down the rhythm.