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Anorthosis

Device
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A rhetorical device repeating a word in progressively modified grammatical or morphological forms to build intensity or nuance.

Detailed Definition
Anorthosis is a rhetorical correction or emendation within a line of poetry, where the speaker revises an initial statement for clarity, emphasis, or accuracy; it mimics spontaneous thought and adds authenticity or dramatic nuance to poetic voice.
Example
Example in poetry:
Anorthosis in classical Greek corrective metrics; anorthosis in Renaissance editorial emendation of texts; anorthosis as poetic self-correction in Frank O’Hara’s drafts; anorthosis refers to metrical or textual restoration to original form
Additional Notes
Rhetorical correction or self-interruption ("No, rather..."). Creates conversational tone or emphasizes revision of thought. Related to epanorthosis. Useful for dramatic or dialectical verse structures.
Also Known As
Correction Self-correction Rhetorical correction
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