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Duplex (form)

Form
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 contemporary poetic form invented by Jericho Brown, blending elements of the sonnet, ghazal, and blues, with two tercets and a closing couplet.

Detailed Definition
Duplex (form) is a contemporary poetic form invented by Jericho Brown, comprising couplets with each line containing 9–11 syllables, incorporating repetition and variation akin to the blues; it fuses sonnet, ghazal, and song structures to explore personal and social trauma with lyrical economy.
Example
Example in poetry:
Duplex (form): Jericho Brown’s invention: 2-line stanzas, 10 syllables, refrain-like repetition; "A poem in couplets where line 2 repeats line 1’s end mid-line"; "Blends sonnet, ghazal, and blues structures"; "Example: 'I begin with love. Love ends with me.'"; "Form enacts circular trauma and resilience"
Additional Notes
A contemporary American form invented by Jericho Brown: seven couplets with a specific repetition pattern where earlier lines reappear with variations. Related to ghazal and pantoum but with unique recycling rules. Practice tracking line transformations.
Also Known As
Duplex poem linked form chain verse
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