A spondee is a metrical foot made up of two stressed syllables, as in heartbreak or dark night. It is less common in English poetry than iambs or trochees, but poets use it to slow the rhythm, add weight, or place strong emphasis on a moment or phrase.
See Spondaic.
Example
Dark night, cold stone, hard rain
beats on the roof above.
Related Definitions
[n] a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables