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Self-correction

Device
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

Rhetorical technique where the speaker corrects or revises their own statement for effect

Detailed Definition
Self-correction: A rhetorical device where speakers revise or correct their own previous statements within poems, creating effects of spontaneity, second-thought, or deliberation. Self-correction can suggest authentic thought process, ironic qualification, or rhetoric of sincerity through apparent revision. This technique appears when speakers say "or rather," "no," or "I mean" to modify previous statements. Self-correction creates dramatic immediacy and suggests thinking-in-progress rather than polished statement. Understanding self-correction reveals how poems can dramatize consciousness and how revision within text creates effects of authenticity or thoughtful qualification.
Example
Example in poetry:
Self-correction occurs when a poem revises or contradicts its own statements, as in "No, not that way" or through enjambment that undermines previous assertions.
Additional Notes
Self-correction revises or contradicts previous statements within the poem, showing thought process or emotional change. This technique creates dramatic development by displaying revision in real time.
Also Known As
Correction of self self-repair personal amendment Anorthosis Emendation device Epanorthosis Epanorthotic correction Episkein Metanoia Rhetorical revision
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