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Repetitio

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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 deliberate repetition of words or phrases for rhetorical emphasis or effect.

Detailed Definition
Classical rhetorical term encompassing various forms of deliberate repetition for emphasis or effect, including anaphora, epistrophe, symploce, and other schemes. Not accidental recurrence but strategic duplication serving rhetorical or aesthetic purposes. Ancient rhetoricians catalogued numerous types of repetitio, each with specific name and function. Essential technique in both rhetoric and poetry for creating emphasis, rhythm, unity, and emotional intensity. Modern poetry continues using repetitio though often without employing classical terminology, recognizing repetition's power to shape meaning and affect through strategic recurrence.
Example
Example in poetry:
In “The Raven,” Poe’s “Quoth the Raven, ‘Nevermore’” uses Repetitio for obsessive refrain; In “Do not go gentle,” Thomas’s “Rage, rage against the dying of the light” employs Repetitio for emotional climax; Contemporary poet Claudia Rankine repeats “you” in “Citizen” as Repetitio to implicate reader; In liturgical poetry, “Holy, holy, holy” uses Repetitio for sacred emphasis; Student exercise: “Run run run from the fire” as Repetitio for urgency.
Additional Notes
Classical rhetorical term for deliberate repetition for emphasis. Includes anaphora, epistrophe, and other schemes. Not merely accidental recurrence but strategic duplication for effect. Ancient rhetoricians catalogued many types of repetitio. Essential technique in both rhetoric and poetry.
Also Known As
rhetorical repetition deliberate recurrence strategic duplication formal echo
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