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blended form

Form
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 that combines elements of two or more established poetic forms

Detailed Definition
A blended form in poetry refers to a composition that intentionally merges two or more established poetic genres, structures, or traditions—such as combining sonnet conventions with free verse or integrating lyric and narrative modes—to create hybrid works that challenge categorical boundaries and expand expressive possibilities.
Example
Example in poetry:
Terrance Hayes’s “Golden Shovel” blends the sonnet form with Gwendolyn Brooks’s “We Real Cool,” using each word of the original poem as an end-word in the new poem; Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen” merges lyric poetry, essay, and visual art into a blended form addressing racial microaggressions; Ocean Vuong’s “Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong” combines epistolary address, lyric, and prose poetry; Anne Carson’s “The Glass Essay” fuses lyric poetry, literary criticism, and narrative prose.
Additional Notes
A blended form combines elements from two or more established poetic structures (e.g., sonnet + haiku, or elegy + ode); poets use this to innovate while honoring tradition—ensure transitions between forms feel intentional, not arbitrary.
Also Known As
Hybrid form fused structure composite verse intergeneric poem composite genre mixed form
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