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Epyllion fragment

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 short narrative excerpt imitating the miniature epic (epyllion)

Detailed Definition
Epyllion fragment is a remnant or deliberately incomplete example of an epyllion—a short, mythological narrative poem with Hellenistic polish and digressive detail; the fragment may evoke lost stories or foreground textual instability as thematic concern.
Example
Example in poetry:
Anne Carson’s “Autobiography of Red” includes epyllion fragments; Fragment: “He saw her— / red hair in wind— / then gone.”; Epyllion fragments appear in H.D.’s “Helen in Egypt”; The form suits modernist fragmentation of myth.
Additional Notes
Incomplete epyllion or excerpt suggesting larger narrative. May be deliberately fragmentary. Modern/ancient. Related: epyllion, fragment poetry. Study: fragment vs. complete work effects.
Also Known As
Brief epic fragment Small heroic piece Miniature grand narrative Condensed elevated tale
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