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Quotation mark

Notation
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

Symbols (“ ” or ‘ ’) enclosing direct speech or quoted material in poetic texts.

Detailed Definition
Quotation marks frame dialogue, allusions, or intertextual references in poetry; they distinguish voices, signal irony, or embed other texts, enriching the poem’s dialogic and referential dimensions.
Example
Example in poetry:
Quotation marks enclose speech: “I love you,” she said; In ironic usage: “‘Forever’ lasted a week”; Poets use quotes for allusion: “‘Carpe diem’—but when?”; In modern verse, quotes frame clichés; Some poets avoid quotes for ambiguity; In multilingual poems, quotes distinguish languages.
Additional Notes
Quotation mark: Quotation marks (“ ”) frame direct speech, titles, or ironic usage in poetry; their presence can signal intertextuality, ventriloquism, or meta-commentary—consistent use of curly (not straight) quotes is standard in professional publishing.
Also Known As
quote inverted commas
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