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Extended rising line

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

An elongated iambic or anapestic line surpassing standard pentameter length

Detailed Definition
Extended rising line refers to a metrical line in rising (iambic or anapestic) meter that exceeds the conventional foot count—such as a hexameter or heptameter in a predominantly pentameter poem—used to create emphasis, breathlessness, or narrative expansion; this elongation disrupts rhythmic expectations to signal heightened emotion or pivotal thematic development.
Example
Example in poetry:
A single poetic line that rises in intensity through successive feet; “And upward, fiercely up, the fire flies”; Building rhythm toward a climax; Stress increasing toward the end
Additional Notes
Extended rising line adds extra syllables or feet to a standard rising meter (e.g., iambic hexameter). Contrast with overlong pentameter. May signal emotional overflow—read aloud to judge if extension enhances cadence or disrupts flow.
Also Known As
Extended iambic line Lengthened rising meter Prolonged pentameter variant Augmented iambic sequence Iambic octameter
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