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Ionic two-foot

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 metrical line composed of two ionic feet, common in certain Greek lyric forms

Detailed Definition
Ionic two-foot refers to a metrical line composed of two consecutive ionic feet, creating an eight-syllable structure with distinctive rhythmic undulation; this form, drawn from Greek and Latin prosody, offers poets a vehicle for stately or hypnotic cadence, often employed in hymns, odes, or meditative verse seeking ancient resonance.
Example
Example in poetry:
Sappho’s fragments often use two ionic feet per line (e.g., “u u – – | u u – –”); Anacreon’s lyrics employ ionic dimeter; Alcman’s choral songs use ionic two-foot lines; Greek drama choruses sometimes use ionic dimeter for solemn effect.
Additional Notes
Ionic two-foot refers to a line composed of two ionic feet (u u – – | u u – –); found in Greek choral lyrics; English poets rarely use it literally but may evoke its rhythm for solemn or musical effect.
Also Known As
Ionic dimeter Double ionic Two-foot ionic line Paired ionic measure
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