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Linked text poem

Form
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 poem in which lines, stanzas, or separate texts are hyperlinked or sequentially connected to create non-linear reading paths

Detailed Definition
Linked text poem is a digital or hypertextual work where verses or stanzas are connected through clickable links, allowing non-linear navigation and multiple reading paths; meaning emerges from reader choices, interactivity, and the juxtaposition of fragments, challenging traditional notions of sequence, closure, and authorial control in poetic composition.
Example
Example in poetry:
Anne Carson’s “The Beauty of the Husband” functions as linked text poem weaving wife’s, husband’s, and Greek voices; Contemporary poet Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen” links personal vignettes, news, and theory; Ocean Vuong’s “Time Is a Mother” links elegy, memoir, and critical fragments; M. NourbeSe Philip’s “Zong!” links legal text, erasure, and oral performance; Diane Seuss’ “frank: sonnets” links art history with personal narrative; T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” links myth, scripture, and street dialogue.
Additional Notes
Linked text poem connects stanzas or sections through repeated words, sounds, or motifs. Related to contrapuntal forms and drifting burden. Creates continuity in long poems—track how links evolve to show thematic progression or variation.
Also Known As
Hypertext poem Networked verse Interlinked text poetry Web-connected stanza Hypertext Poetry
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