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Concision

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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

The poetic virtue of expressing complex ideas or emotions with maximum impact using minimal words.

Detailed Definition
Concision in poetry is the art of expressing maximum meaning with minimal words, achieved through precise diction, omission of redundancies, and potent imagery; it values density over elaboration, as exemplified in haiku or the epigrams of Emily Dickinson.
Example
Example in poetry:
Concision: Bashō’s haiku: “Old pond— / frog jumps in— / sound of water”; Dickinson’s dashes cut excess; Original: “Grief: three words, no more”
Additional Notes
Brevity and precision in expression. Eliminates unnecessary words. Essential quality in poetry. Related to: compression, economy. Practice by cutting 20% of draft.
Also Known As
Brevity Terseness Economy of expression Compressed language
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