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Lyric triplet

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 three-line stanza in a lyric poem, often rhymed or thematically unified

Detailed Definition
A lyric triplet is a three-line stanza in lyric poetry that functions as a self-contained emotional or imagistic unit, often employing rhyme or rhythmic symmetry to enhance its expressive density; it may appear in forms like terza rima or as a standalone fragment in free verse.
Example
Example in poetry:
A tercet like “Rose, rose, rose / Red as dawn’s first light / Fades by noon”; Dante’s terza rima: “Per me si va nella città dolente, / per me si va nell’etterno dolore, / per me si va tra la perduta gente”; a haiku triplet in English: “Frost on windowpane / Breath clouds the glass / Morning holds still”; a modern lyric triplet: “She left at dawn / No note, no sound / Just cold sheets”
Additional Notes
Lyric triplet: A three-line lyric stanza, often rhymed or thematically unified; may function as a self-contained unit or part of a larger form.
Also Known As
Emotional tercet Three-line song Lyrical triad Compact stanza trio Lyric triad
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