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Literary citation

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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

The direct or indirect quotation or reference to another literary source within a poem

Detailed Definition
Literary citation involves the direct or indirect quotation of another text within a poem to establish authority, create irony, or engage in dialogue with literary tradition; it may appear as epigraphs, embedded phrases, or paraphrased motifs, enriching the poem through layered intertextuality.
Example
Example in poetry:
Quoting “Do not go gentle into that good night” in a poem about terminal illness; Referencing “The Road Not Taken” when describing a life choice; Citing Sappho’s fragments in a feminist poem; Using a line from the Bible (“Yea, though I walk…”) in a modern context
Additional Notes
Literary citation integrates quoted or paraphrased material from other texts; must be handled ethically and often serves to dialogue with literary tradition.
Also Known As
literary allusion textual citation intertextual quote referential echo Literary reference Textual reference
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