Spondaic hexameter is a rare metrical form consisting of six spondaic feet per line—each foot comprising two stressed syllables—creating a heavy, emphatic rhythm; though classical hexameter is typically dactylic, spondaic hexameter appears occasionally in English poetry for dramatic or solemn effect, as in certain passages of Milton or Hopkins where intensity overrides fluidity.

Six spondees (twelve stresses) per line—extremely rare, almost impossible to sustain. More theoretical than practical. Compare with dactylic hexameter to understand classical meter variations.