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divided sound

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

Rhyme effect split across sections instead of unified sound correlations

Detailed Definition
Divided sound refers to a single phoneme or syllable that is split across line breaks or stanzas, creating auditory tension or emphasis; this rare technique draws attention to the materiality of language, often used in visual or sound poetry to foreground the physical act of utterance and the fragility of linguistic unity.
Example
Example in poetry:
Divided sound examples include split vowel sounds across a line break; contrast of voiced and voiceless consonants in adjacent syllables; phonetic contrasts emphasizing division.
Additional Notes
divided sound: The intentional use of words or phrases that create a sense of schism or separation through contrasting sound patterns, such as harsh consonants immediately followed by soft vowels. Related: Dissonance, juxtaposition.
Also Known As
Split sound divided resonance parted tone fractured sonority Bipartite rhyme
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