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assembled quotations

Structure
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 poem or passage constructed primarily from quoted material or borrowed lines

Detailed Definition
Assembled quotations refers to a poetic technique where the entire text or significant portions consist of curated quotes from other sources, repositioned to create new meaning through context, sequence, or juxtaposition; this method interrogates authority, originality, and the dialogic nature of language.
Example
Example in poetry:
Susan Howe’s “My Emily Dickinson” assembles quotations from archives and letters; Assembled quotations create dialogic tension between past and present voices; They challenge authoritative narratives through juxtaposition; In “Citizen,” Rankine quotes media and personal testimony; The method reveals how language constructs race and power.
Additional Notes
assembled quotations refers to a poem built primarily by stitching together quotes from various sources; challenges notions of authorship and originality while creating new contexts for the quoted material.
Also Known As
Quotation gathering Compiled citations Collected excerpts Cento
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