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Neruda’s line

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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

Long, cascading, image-rich poetic line associated with Pablo Neruda

Detailed Definition
Neruda’s line describes the long, flowing, image-dense verse lines characteristic of Pablo Neruda’s later work—especially in “Canto General”—which blend surrealism, political urgency, and elemental imagery; these lines reject strict meter for organic rhythm, enacting a Whitmanesque expansiveness rooted in Latin American landscape and history.
Example
Example in poetry:
Neruda’s line uses sensual, earthy imagery in long, flowing syntax: “I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees— / bursting you open in a riot of petals and pollen.”
Additional Notes
Neruda's line refers to Pablo Neruda's characteristic long, accumulative lines. Features catalogs, anaphora, surreal juxtapositions. Study Twenty Love Poems or Canto General. Influential on Spanish-language and translated poetry worldwide.
Also Known As
Nerudian line organic cascade
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