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Passing sonnet

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 sonnet composed as a temporary or provisional form—often experimental—retaining the 14-line structure but not necessarily traditional meter or rhyme.

Detailed Definition
A brief fourteen-line poem in sonnet form, where passing may refer to actual brevity or to thematic concerns with transience and temporary emotion. The form maintains sonnet structure while emphasizing ephemerality through either compressed treatment or explicit themes of passing time. This variation uses the sonnet's formal permanence to frame content about impermanence, creating productive tension between enduring form and fleeting subject.
Example
Example in poetry:
“A single rose upon an empty chair— / Love’s brief sonnet written in the air.”; “One kiss, one sigh, one moment’s sweet regret— / Then silence, like a shadow, softly set.”; “Dawn breaks—the sonnet of our night is done.”
Additional Notes
Brief fourteen-line poem. May refer to actual brevity or to thematic concern with passing time or temporary emotion. Maintains sonnet form while emphasizing transience.
Also Known As
Brief fourteen-liner Passing love poem Momentary sonnet Quick sonnet Ephemeral sonnet
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