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Sonic duplication

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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

Exact repetition of consonant, vowel, or syllabic sounds within or across lines to intensify sonic texture or emphasis.

Detailed Definition
Exact copying or reproduction of sounds in poetry creating precise acoustic replication. Sonic duplication employs perfect phonetic matching for mimetic effect or formal structure, requiring careful attention to sound correspondence. This technique creates emphatic repetition through exact acoustic reproduction.
Example
Example in poetry:
Sonic duplication repeats sounds for emphasis or ritual: “Never, never, never, never, never” (Lear); Gertrude Stein: “Rose is a rose is a rose”; Contemporary example: “Rain rain rain on the tin roof”; In mantra poetry: “Om shanti shanti shanti”; Such duplication creates incantatory or obsessive effect; It can signify trauma or transcendence.
Additional Notes
Exact copying of sounds in poetry. Creates precise acoustic reproduction. Can be for mimetic effect or formal structure. Requires careful attention to phonetics and sound matching.
Also Known As
sonic copying acoustic reproduction sound matching phonetic duplication Echoic repetition Imitative echo
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