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Qualifying runover

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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 continuation of qualifying phrases or clauses across enjambed lines

Detailed Definition
Qualifying runover is a type of enjambment where the line break introduces a modifier, condition, or exception that subtly alters the meaning of the preceding clause; this technique creates nuance and suspense, as the reader must cross the line break to grasp the full, qualified sense of the thought.
Example
Example in poetry:
The second line of a couplet beginning with a subordinate clause or phrase that grammatically modifies a word in the previous line, thus stretching the thought across the break; A line break (enjambment) where a preposition or conjunction runs over, with the rest of the modifying phrase completing the sense on the next line; "I saw the dog, / Which was black and white."; A line whose syntax is incomplete and needs the word or phrase on the following line to fully make sense of the subject or object
Additional Notes
Qualifying runover: A type of enjambment where the word at the beginning of the runover line modifies or limits (qualifies) the noun or phrase at the end of the preceding line, often a descriptive adjective or adverb.
Also Known As
Run-on qualification enjambed modifier partial continuation Adverbial enjambment
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