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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

The deliberate repetition of phonetic elements within a poem for emphasis or effect

Detailed Definition
Repeating sounds throughout poetry for various effects including cohesion, emphasis, musicality, and structure. Sound repetition encompasses rhyme, alliteration, assonance, consonance, and other phonetic recurrence. This fundamental technique appears across all poetic traditions, serving both aesthetic and structural purposes.
Example
Example in poetry:
Sound repetition appears in Poe’s “The Bells”: “bells, bells, bells”; modern example: Gwendolyn Brooks’ “We Real Cool” uses “jazz June” for assonance; sound repetition includes alliteration, assonance, consonance; it’s central to oral and lyric poetry; this device creates musicality and emphasis; it’s common in nursery rhymes and hip-hop.
Additional Notes
Repeating sounds throughout poetry for effect. Can include rhyme, alliteration, assonance, consonance. One of poetry's most fundamental techniques. Creates cohesion, emphasis, musicality, and structure.
Also Known As
sonic repetition acoustic recurrence phonetic iteration sound cycling Echoic repetition Phonetic repetition Sound echo Sonic recurrence Sonic doubling
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