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Framing repetition

Device
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 rhetorical device where identical words or phrases enclose a poetic segment, creating structural symmetry and emphasis.

Detailed Definition
Deliberate repetition of words or phrases specifically positioned to bracket sections or entire poems, creating defined structural boundaries and emphasizing enclosed material. The framing device establishes what lies within as a unit, creating architectural coherence. The repeated frames may be identical or varied, but their strategic placement at boundaries creates formal definition and often thematic emphasis, using repetition not for its own sake but for its framing function.
Example
Example in poetry:
Framing repetition uses identical or similar phrases at start and end of a poem: Dylan Thomas’ “Do not go gentle into that good night” opens and closes with the line; Langston Hughes’ “Harlem” begins and ends with “What happens to a dream deferred?”; Contemporary example: “I remember the river— / … / I remember the river”; In psalms: “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name…” (Psalm 8); Such framing creates cyclical structure and emphasis; It can suggest inevitability or unresolved return.
Additional Notes
Repetition specifically used to bracket sections or entire poems. The framing creates defined boundaries and often emphasizes what occurs within the frame through contrast or reinforcement.
Also Known As
Bracket device Bookend repetition Terminal frame Enclosing echo Epanalepsis Frame echo
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