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collage style

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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 poetic technique that assembles disparate textual fragments into a cohesive composition

Detailed Definition
Collage style in poetry involves assembling disparate textual fragments—quotations, overheard speech, newspaper clippings, or multilingual phrases—into a unified yet heterogeneous composition that mirrors modern fragmentation and intertextuality; pioneered by modernists like T.S. Eliot in “The Waste Land,” this technique challenges linear narrative and invites readers to actively reconstruct meaning from juxtaposed, often dissonant, elements.
Example
Example in poetry:
T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” uses collage style by weaving fragments of myth, literature, and street talk; William Carlos Williams’s “Paterson” employs collage style through newspaper clippings and historical documents; Mina Loy’s “Songs to Joannes” uses collage style with typographical experimentation and disjointed imagery; Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen” uses collage style by blending prose, image, and lyric to explore racial microaggressions.
Additional Notes
collage style: A poetic technique involving the assembly of diverse fragments—quotations, voices, or imagery—into a new, composite structure.
Also Known As
Assemblage style Mosaic composition Patchwork form Collage technique Fragmentary style
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