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Conclusion

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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 terminal portion of a poem that synthesizes its ideas, offers resolution, or delivers a final emotional or intellectual impression.

Detailed Definition
Conclusion in poetry refers to the final section or line that resolves thematic, emotional, or structural tensions established earlier; an effective conclusion may offer synthesis, surprise, or open-ended reflection, leaving a lasting impression through tonal shift, image, or rhetorical gesture.
Example
Example in poetry:
Milton’s “Amen” ending a poem as conclusion; Sonnets ending with rhymed couplet; Epitaphic endings concluding a lyric; A parable-poem resolving with moral.
Additional Notes
Conclusion|The final section, stanza, or lines of a poem that brings the narrative, argument, or emotional arc to a close, often reiterating or expanding on the poem's central theme; contrasts with the connecting continuation (6241) of an open form.
Also Known As
ending final closure conclusion of verse Coda Outcome Resolution Denouement Dénouement Peroration
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