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Apocalyptic sonnet

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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 sonnet that envisions apocalyptic, eschatological, or world-ending scenarios, often blending prophecy with personal or social critique.

Detailed Definition
An apocalyptic sonnet is a fourteen-line poem that adopts the sonnet form to convey visions of revelation, catastrophe, or divine judgment, blending traditional structure with eschatological imagery drawn from biblical or modern prophetic traditions.
Example
Example in poetry:
Apocalyptic sonnet: A sonnet depicting end-times imagery; e.g., John Donne’s Holy Sonnet 7: “At the round earth’s imagined corners, blow / Your trumpets, Angels,” blending Petrarchan form with eschatological vision.
Additional Notes
Sonnet exploring apocalyptic themes, revelation, or end-times imagery. Combines compressed form with expansive cosmic subject. May use religious or secular apocalyptic tradition. Tension between form and content heightens effect.
Also Known As
End-times sonnet Revelation sonnet Prophetic fourteen-liner
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