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Caret

Notation
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 proofreading symbol (^) indicating insertion, sometimes used in poetic drafts or annotations.

Detailed Definition
The caret is a manuscript mark signaling where text should be inserted; in poetic composition, it appears in drafts or editorial notes to suggest revisions, additions, or alternative phrasings, reflecting the iterative process of crafting verse.
Example
Example in poetry:
Caret symbols in poetic drafts show insertions: “The ^bright^ moon rose”; In revision manuscripts, carets indicate reordered words; Digital poets use ^ for exponentiation metaphors: “pain^2”; In typewriter poetry, ^ substitutes for superscript numbers; Some concrete poems shape carets into arrows pointing upward; Performance poets use ^ in scores to mark inhalation points.
Additional Notes
Caret: The caret (^) in poetic editing marks an insertion point for missing text above the line; in digital or typeset contexts, it may also denote exponentiation or logical operations—but in manuscript studies, it’s a key symbol for understanding authorial revision and compositional process in drafts.
Also Known As
insertion mark
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