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Centosonic

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 cento-like composition made from lines or fragments of existing songs or lyrics rather than poems.

Detailed Definition
Centosonic describes poetry that is acoustically centered or balanced, where sound patterns (rhyme, alliteration, assonance) create a harmonious, resonant core around which meaning coalesces; such verse prioritizes auditory architecture, often using symmetrical sonic schemes to evoke stability, meditation, or musicality, as in the bell-like repetitions of Yeats or the chime of Elizabethan lyrics.
Example
Example in poetry:
Centosonic poems blend cento technique with sonic experimentation; Example: sampling audio clips into poetic collage; This hybrid appears in digital and sound poetry; Centosonic work treats voice as found material; It merges intertextuality with acoustic innovation.
Additional Notes
Describing verse that emphasizes centonic qualities or techniques, incorporating multiple borrowed elements. Applies cento principles without being pure cento. Related to allusive poetry and intertextual verse.
Also Known As
song-cento lyric cento
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