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Coda

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 concluding passage in a poem that provides resolution, summation, or emotional closure, often distinct in tone or structure from the main body.

Detailed Definition
A coda is a concluding passage that rounds off a poem or section, often summarizing, transcending, or reframing what precedes; derived from music, it provides closure or lingering resonance, as in the final tercet of a villanelle or sonnet sequence.
Example
Example in poetry:
Coda: The final stanza of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”—“I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference”—functions as a reflective coda summarizing the poem’s theme.
Additional Notes
Coda: A concluding passage that rounds off a poem or section, often with thematic or tonal resolution; borrowed from music, it provides closure or a final twist—e.g., the last stanza of a sonnet sequence.
Other Meanings of “Coda”
Also Known As
Conclusion Closing passage Finale Epilogue section After-song Epilogue
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