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Epimone

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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

The frequent repetition of a phrase or question for the purpose of dwelling on a point.

Detailed Definition
Epimone is a rhetorical device involving the persistent repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis, often to convey obsession, urgency, or lamentation; in poetry, this insistent recurrence—such as Poe’s “Nevermore” in "The Raven" or Ginsberg’s anaphoric “Moloch!” in "Howl"—creates a hypnotic, incantatory rhythm that mirrors psychological fixation or collective trauma, transforming redundancy into emotional amplification and structural cohesion through sonic insistence.
Example
Example in poetry:
Epimone|Refrain repeated for emphasis throughout; Insistent repetition of key phrase; Dylan Thomas's "Rage, rage against the dying"; Persistent return to central statement
Additional Notes
Frequent repetition for emphasis or dwelling on point. Rhetorical insistence. Greek term. Creates intensity through returns. Differs from anaphora by being obsessive. Related: epizeuxis, repetition.
Other Meanings of “Epimone”
Also Known As
Persistent repetition Dwelling repetition Insistent echo
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