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Collage poetry

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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

Poetry constructed by assembling fragments from diverse sources—other poems, advertisements, newspapers, or found texts; it creates new meaning through juxtaposition, recontextualization, and the collision of different voices and registers.

Detailed Definition
Collage poetry constructs meaning through the juxtaposition of disparate textual fragments—quotations, found language, headlines, or personal notes—without seamless transitions, creating a mosaic-like effect; influenced by visual art collage, this method emphasizes intertextuality, cultural critique, and the fragmentation of modern experience, as practiced by poets like T.S. Eliot or contemporary experimental writers.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Newspaper headline + grocery list + love letter = today’s poem”; “Shakespeare sonnet lines mixed with subway ads and weather reports”; “Grandmother’s recipe crossed with war telegram and lullaby”; “Twitter feed spliced with biblical verse and graffiti tags”
Additional Notes
Collage poetry assembles fragments from diverse sources (texts, media, languages) into a new whole—emphasizes juxtaposition and intertextuality; pioneered by modernists like T.S. Eliot and Tristan Tzara.
Also Known As
Assemblage poetry mosaic verse patchwork lyric textual collage Assembled verse Fragmented verse Mesh poetry
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