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Five-measure triple rhythm

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 line composed of five triple-time metrical units (e.g., anapests or dactyls)

Detailed Definition
Five-measure triple rhythm describes a line composed of five metrical units, each containing three syllables (e.g., anapestic or dactylic pentameter), producing a lilting or galloping cadence; this structure is rare in English but appears in hymns or experimental verse seeking rhythmic expansiveness.
Example
Example in poetry:
Longfellow’s “The Song of Hiawatha” uses five-measure triple rhythm (dactylic tetrameter approximating triple rhythm); Swinburne’s “The Garden of Proserpine” uses triple rhythms in extended measures; Tennyson’s “The Lotos-Eaters” employs five-measure triple rhythm to induce languor; Coleridge’s “Christabel” uses irregular but often triple-based rhythms across five measures.
Additional Notes
Five-measure triple rhythm uses three-syllable feet (dactyls or anapests) across five metrical units; rare in English but found in Longfellow’s “Hiawatha” (dactylic tetrameter approximates it); creates hypnotic, song-like cadence; challenging to sustain without monotony.
Also Known As
Triple-meter pentameter Five-bar triple rhythm Trimeter quintet Triple-beat quintain Five-foot dactylic Pentametric dactyl
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