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Colophon stanza

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

Final stanza in a poem explicitly serving as scribe’s signature or summary

Detailed Definition
A colophon stanza appears at a poem’s end as a self-referential note, often naming the author, date, or circumstances of composition; modeled on manuscript colophons, it frames the poem as an artifact and comments on its own making or reception.
Example
Example in poetry:
Colophon stanza: Final stanza as publisher’s note: “Printed in Brooklyn, 2023, with hope” (original); Medieval manuscripts ended with colophons blessing the reader; Contemporary: “This poem expires in 30 days” (ephemeral colophon)
Additional Notes
Final stanza containing publication details or closing statement. From medieval manuscript tradition. Related to: envoi, explicit. Historical form worth adapting.
Also Known As
Final stanza concluding verse unit colophon verse end-matter stanza
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