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duration 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

Rhyme structured around or metaphorically linked to concepts of time spans

Detailed Definition
Duration rhyme is a rhyming technique where the matching sounds extend beyond single syllables to encompass longer phonetic sequences or rhythmic durations, creating a more resonant or immersive sonic effect; this approach emphasizes temporal extension over point-to-point correspondence, enhancing musicality in lyrical or meditative verse.
Example
Example in poetry:
In “The Raven,” Poe uses “Lenore”/“nevermore” as duration rhyme (vowel length contrast); Old English alliterative verse uses duration rhyme in stressed syllables; Contemporary poet Derek Walcott uses Caribbean vowel lengths for duration rhyme; Duration rhyme appears in quantitative meters of Greek poetry; Modernist poets like H.D. revive duration rhyme in Sapphic adaptations.
Additional Notes
duration rhyme: A type of rhyme where the rhyming words are not only phonetically similar but also share the same length or number of syllables, creating an especially precise sonic match.
Also Known As
Length-based rhyme Temporal rhyme Duration-matched rhyme Time-length rhyme Chronometric Couplet
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