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connected lines

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

Lines of poetry that are syntactically or thematically joined across line breaks

Detailed Definition
Connected lines are successive poetic lines joined by enjambment, repeated words, parallel syntax, or conceptual continuity, creating fluidity and momentum; this linkage enhances musicality and coherence, allowing ideas to unfold seamlessly across line breaks without abrupt interruption.
Example
Example in poetry:
In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” lines connect through urban imagery and internal rhyme; In “Kubla Khan,” Coleridge links “A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice” through sonic and thematic echo; In “Song of Myself,” Whitman connects “I celebrate myself” to “every atom belonging to me” through anaphora; In “The Waste Land,” “I will show you fear in a handful of dust” connects to earlier biblical allusions.
Additional Notes
Connected lines: Lines linked by repeated phrases, enjambment, or rhyme, creating smooth transitions and avoiding abrupt breaks.
Also Known As
Connected verses Bound lines Interlaced poetry Concatenated verse
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