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reflected verse

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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

Poetry structured so that lines, stanzas, or phrases mirror each other in wording, syntax, or sound, often creating symmetry or inversion.

Detailed Definition
Reflected verse describes poetry that mirrors or inverts its own structure, imagery, or syntax to create symmetry, palindromic effects, or thematic doubling; this technique often explores duality, self-consciousness, or the instability of perception by presenting the poem as its own echo or shadow.
Example
Example in poetry:
A line of verse whose rhythm, imagery, or grammatical structure closely mirrors the line immediately preceding it; A line that subtly repeats the sound patterns of the previous line (e.g., alliteration in line 1 and then again in line 2); A poetic line that paraphrases or restates the theme of the line before it; A line of dialogue that echoes a phrase spoken by the first character
Additional Notes
A type of poetic line or couplet where the second half or the subsequent line mirrors or comments upon the first part, creating a balanced, often paradoxical, relationship; related to chiasmus.
Also Known As
Mirrored verse reflected poetry echoing line Catoptric poem
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