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doubling device

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 rhetorical technique that repeats words, phrases, or sounds for effect

Detailed Definition
A doubling device is a rhetorical and poetic technique that repeats words, phrases, sounds, or structural elements for emphasis, rhythm, or intensification. Doubling can occur at various levels from single words to larger structures, creating effects ranging from incantation to insistence. This device draws attention to repeated elements, emphasizes their importance, and can create rhythmic satisfaction or build emotional force through accumulation. Doubling is one of poetry's most fundamental techniques, appearing across cultures and periods, and can serve functions from the purely aesthetic to the deeply rhetorical or spiritual.
Example
Example in poetry:
Doubling device: Repeating words or phrases for emphasis; Whitman's catalogs doubling images; Ginsberg's "Howl" repeating "who"; Anaphora as doubling technique
Additional Notes
doubling device|A poetic technique that uses repetition of words, lines, or motifs for emphasis, reinforcement, or rhythm.
Also Known As
reduplicative technique echo mechanism repetition strategy Conduplicatio
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