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Durational

Adjective
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

Describing poetic elements—such as syllables, pauses, or vowels—according to their temporal length or sustained quality in performance.

Detailed Definition
Durational in poetics emphasizes the experience of time as stretched, layered, or nonlinear within a poem, contrasting with sequential or clock-time; achieved through repetition, recursive structures, or meditative pacing, durational poetry invites contemplation of memory, presence, or eternity.
Example
Example in poetry:
Durational: Charles Olson’s “Projective Verse” emphasizes durational poetics—where line breaks and breath units mark real-time utterance, making duration a structural principle.
Additional Notes
Durational: Relating to the experience of time’s passage; in poetry, durational effects are created through pacing, enjambment, or cataloging—contrasts with atemporal or punctual moments.
Also Known As
Time-based Temporal Length-dependent Extended measure
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