spondaic
adjective
literaturespecializeduk/spɒnˈdeɪ.ɪk/us/spɑːnˈdeɪ.ɪk/inpoetry, having arhythmof twolongorstrongsyllables:
(诗歌)扬扬格的,长长格的Heexplainedthatheroicversewasoriginallyspondaic because thefoundersof thenationspossessedslowmindsandslowtongues.他解释说,英雄诗体最初是扬扬格的,因为这些创建国家的人往往思维迟钝,语言缓慢。
Thispoemstandsfirmlyin spondaicform.这首诗绝对是扬扬格。
Compare
dactylic
iambic
trochaic
- themonosyllabic, spondaicweightof thelanguage
- A spondaicsubstitutionin such acontextstandsout veryprominently.
- JohnWilliams'theme, withitsmenacinglybrutal, spondaicrhythmwaspartof thesoundtrack.
Literature
- action hero
- alliterative
- alternative history
- anapest
- anti-literary
- femslash
- fictionality
- fictive
- free verse
- genre fiction
- ode
- passion play
- pentameter
- poem
- poesy
- theatrics
- topos
- tragedy
- tragicomic
- trilogy