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Interlaced tercet

Structure
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 three-line unit with syntactic or sonic threads woven across lines

Detailed Definition
Interlaced tercet: A tercet whose lines are syntactically or imagistically woven with those of adjacent stanzas, creating a braided or overlapping structure that resists closure and encourages continuous, interdependent reading across stanza breaks.
Example
Example in poetry:
Interlaced tercet: Terza rima: ABA BCB CDC links tercets; “Dante’s chain of tercets binds hell’s circles”; Modern interlaced tercets using slant rhyme: ABA BCB; “Grief A / memory B / hope A / future B / love C / loss B”; Eco-tercets interlacing past/present/future tenses; Tercets where rhyme weaves ecological interconnectedness
Additional Notes
Tercets where syntax or imagery flows between stanzas, creating continuity. The interlacing connects thought units across stanza breaks. Common in terza rima variations. Contrasts with self-contained tercets.
Also Known As
Woven tercet Braided triplet Interwoven three-line Threaded tercet
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