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shingle

Craft Terms
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

Shingle means a small overlapping tile or board used to cover a roof or wall; in poetry, it can suggest layered covering, protection, or repetitive pattern.

Detailed Definition
In literal craft, shingles are laid in overlapping rows to shield a surface. In poetry, the word may appear metaphorically to describe layered arrangement or the protective cover of language. It belongs in craft language because it evokes careful placement and overlap.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poet may describe roof shingles weathering over decades as a symbol of endurance and aging; Shingled rooftops in small-town poems often evoke nostalgia for a particular place and time; A poem about a storm might describe shingles torn loose as image of vulnerability and loss; Fish scales described as shingled can create vivid natural imagery in nature poetry; A poet describing a lakeside cabin might use weathered shingles to ground the poem in specific place; Overlapping shingles can serve as visual metaphor for layered protection within a family.
Additional Notes
Shingle describes small overlapping tiles used to cover a roof, and is a useful metaphor for discussing layered protection and weathering over time, often evoking nostalgic, small-town, or rural imagery; instructors might explore how shingle imagery, with its emphasis on overlapping individual pieces that together form a protective whole, offers a productive metaphor for discussing how individual lines or images in a poem overlap and build cumulative meaning.
Also Known As
shingle layer overlap roofing
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