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Map-based structure

Structure
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 structure modeled on or shaped like maps or geographies.

Detailed Definition
Map-based structure organizes a poem according to geographical, cartographic, or spatial logic—using real or imagined landscapes as frameworks for narrative, memory, or identity; such poems may trace journeys, borders, or place-names to explore belonging, displacement, or cultural geography.
Example
Example in poetry:
Map-based structure (A poem whose organization, sequence, or form is explicitly modeled on a geographical map or journey); A poem divided into sections titled "Northern Border," "Central Plain," and "Southern Coast"; A poem whose lines are arranged on the page to resemble a river or road
Additional Notes
A poem whose structure, narrative, or imagery explicitly references geographical features, boundaries, or a spatial layout; can be literal or metaphorical; related to itinerary poem or chorography.
Also Known As
Cartographic structure Map-poem pattern Poetic mapping
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