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Casement

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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 window that opens on hinges. Poetically, it is an opening through which a poem admits air, light, or an outside perspective.

Detailed Definition
A casement is a hinged window, usually set within a frame and opened outward or inward to connect an interior with the world beyond it. In poetry, it can refer to a brief aperture in an otherwise enclosed voice or setting: a sensory detail, quoted speech, or sudden view. A casement does not remove the wall; it makes the wall permeable. The term suits poems in which revelation arrives as a controlled opening rather than as total exposure.
Example
Example in poetry:
A casement window can create intimacy because it opens outward from a room: “She pushed the casement wide and let the rain-scent enter”; In a lyric of confinement, a locked casement may symbolize a speaker’s limited contact with the world; “Moonlight rested on the casement latch” uses a small architectural detail to establish a quiet nighttime scene; A poet can frame a distant landscape through a casement, making the window a boundary between private thought and public life
Additional Notes
A casement is an opening with movement built into it. Look for moments where a poem swings outward toward landscape, memory, another speaker, or a fresh perspective.
Other Meanings of “Casement”
Also Known As
Casement Window Hinged Window
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