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Icon poetry

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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

Poetry that uses sacred or symbolic imagery drawn from religious icons or iconography

Detailed Definition
Icon poetry uses minimal text arranged visually to resemble or evoke a symbolic image (icon), where meaning emerges from the interplay of word and shape; influenced by concrete poetry and Eastern calligraphy, it treats language as both sign and object, inviting readers to “see” the poem as much as read it, merging visual art with verbal utterance.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poem laid out in the shape of a tree describing leaves (“Tree of life” calligram); A heart-shaped poem about love; A star-shaped text about night skies; A river-shaped alignment for a poem describing streams
Additional Notes
Poetry that uses the physical shape of the poem on the page to represent the subject matter, forming a visual image or 'icon'; a type of concrete poetry.
Also Known As
visual poetry emblem poetry iconographic verse image-based poetry Emblem book poetry Emblem poem
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