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Link sequence

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 poetic device where repeated words or phrases link successive lines or stanzas, creating cohesion or refrain-like structure.

Detailed Definition
Link sequence is a series of stanzas or lines connected by recurring words, phrases, or images that pass from one unit to the next, creating a chain-like structure; this technique ensures continuity and cumulative resonance, often used in medieval refrains or modern serial poetry.
Example
Example in poetry:
A series of stanzas or sections in a poem that are connected by a repeated element or structure, such as the use of an envelope stanza (abba) throughout; A chain of ideas where each stanza picks up a word or concept from the previous one
Additional Notes
Link sequence: A series of lines or stanzas in which a word or phrase from the end of one segment is repeated at the beginning of the next, creating a chain-like structure; an example is anadiplosis used structurally.
Also Known As
Chain sequence Linking chain Connected series Anadiplosis chain
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