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delayed rhyme

Rhyme
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 rhyme postponed to a later line or stanza, disrupting standard alignment

Detailed Definition
Delayed rhyme is a poetic technique where the expected rhyme is postponed beyond the immediate next line or stanza, creating suspense and enhancing rhythmic complexity; this deferral can span several lines or even stanzas, often used to build tension or emphasize thematic connections, as seen in some works of Emily Dickinson or Gerard Manley Hopkins where rhymes reappear unexpectedly to unify disparate sections.
Example
Example in poetry:
Delayed rhyme postponed until later stanza; Rhymes not fulfilling expectation immediately; Enjambment moves rhyme resolution; Final delayed rhyme creates surprise
Additional Notes
Delayed rhyme is a rhyming scheme where the rhyme does not occur in the very next expected line but is postponed, creating tension and an element of surprise when it finally appears.
Also Known As
Delayed rhyme scheme postponed rhyme deferred rhyme anticipated rhyme Asynchronous rhyme non-simultaneous rhyme
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