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Intervallic

Adjective
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

Describing elements that relate to the measured spaces, gaps, or rhythmic distances between poetic units such as lines, stanzas, or sounds.

Detailed Definition
Intervallic in poetics describes the measured spaces—temporal, sonic, or spatial—between poetic elements such as beats, lines, or images; drawing from music theory, it emphasizes how gaps and pauses shape rhythm and meaning, crucial in free verse where silence becomes an active compositional tool.
Example
Example in poetry:
Intervallic: In musicalized poetry like that of Hart Crane, intervallic leaps in imagery—sudden shifts from sea to sky—mirror harmonic intervals in composition.
Additional Notes
Intervallic: Relating to intervals (gaps) in time, space, or pitch; in poetry, may describe caesuras, line breaks, or thematic pauses—useful in analyzing musicality or temporal rhythm.
Also Known As
Gap-based Space-measured Distance-oriented Interval-structured
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