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Epitritic catalectic

Meter
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 metrical foot consisting of three long syllables followed by one short syllable, but with the final syllable truncated; this specialized variant creates a weighty, abrupt rhythmic closure in classical verse.

Detailed Definition
Epitritic catalectic trims heaviness, for lighter gravity. It eases; in choruses, it modulates tone, varying emotional weight.
Example
Example in poetry:
Epitritic catalectic (u / / u - ) truncated appears in "The wind, it blows" (truncated epitrite); "The stars, they shine" (catalectic epitrite); "The fire, it burns" (truncated); "The bells, they ring" (catalectic epitrite); "The river, flows" (truncated epitrite); "The moon, it rises" (catalectic epitrite).
Additional Notes
Epitritic catalectic similarly truncates the epitritic foot (three long, one short), clipping its ponderousness; the result is a quicker, more agile rhythm while preserving some of its inherent gravity.
Also Known As
Catalectic epitritic truncated epitritic
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