- Spondee (grammar)
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grammar , a spondee is a two-syllable word in which there is equal emphasis placed on both syllables.
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Spondee (disambiguation) — Spondee may refer to: *Spondee, a metrical foot used in poetry. *Spondee (grammar), a two syllable word in which there is equal emphasis placed on both syllables. *Spondee (song), an electronica song composed by Matmos.Also *Spondee in Greek… … Wikipedia
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PROSODY, HEBREW — This article is a survey of the history of Hebrew poetic forms from the Bible to the present time. The entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction the variety of formal systems the specific nature of hebrew literary history … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Catullus 2 — is a renowned poem by the Roman poet Gaius Valerius Catullus ( c . 84 ndash; c . 54 BC) that describes the affectionate relationship between Catullus lover, Lesbia, and her pet sparrow. As scholar and poet John Swinnerton Phillimore has noted,… … Wikipedia
prosody — prosodic /preuh sod ik/, prosodical, adj. /pros euh dee/, n. 1. the science or study of poetic meters and versification. 2. a particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification: Milton s prosody. 3. Ling. the stress and intonation… … Universalium
