The poetic device spondee is a two-syllable foot in which both syllables are stressed
Definition source: The Bedford Introduction to Literature textbook
*Spondee stresses the words.
Example: "Thank the stars there's a day
each week to tuck in
the grief, lift your pearls, and
stride bush stride
quick-quick with a
heel-ball-toe..."
Fox Trot Fridays by Rita Dove is a simple poem which describes a dance scene between a man and an woman. The poetic device spondee is evident in the poem because each line flows into the next.
Definition source: The Bedford Introduction to Literature textbook
*Spondee stresses the words.
Example: "Thank the stars there's a day
each week to tuck in
the grief, lift your pearls, and
stride bush stride
quick-quick with a
heel-ball-toe..."
Fox Trot Fridays by Rita Dove is a simple poem which describes a dance scene between a man and an woman. The poetic device spondee is evident in the poem because each line flows into the next.