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Divided repeat

Device
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 poetic device where a repeated phrase or line is interrupted or split by intervening text, delaying its full recurrence for emphasis or suspense.

Detailed Definition
Divided repeat describes repetition of words, phrases, or lines that are separated by intervening material rather than occurring consecutively. This spacing creates echo effects across distance, allowing time and text to accumulate between iterations while maintaining structural connection through recurrence.
Example
Example in poetry:
Repetition that recurs after intervening lines or stanzas; Refrain appearing with gaps between instances; Echo delayed by other content; Spaced diacope with intervals
Additional Notes
A repeated element that appears again after an interval or gap, rather than in immediate succession, creating echoes across textual distance.
Also Known As
Broken repetition Split repeat Interrupted recurrence Divided echo Diacope
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