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splice

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

Splice means to join two ends together neatly; in poetry, it can suggest the joining of separate lines, voices, or meanings into one continuous form.

Detailed Definition
Literally, splice is a term from ropework, weaving, and film or digital editing. In poetry, it may describe a seamless transition or an intentional joining of fragments. It suits craft terms because it emphasizes skillful connection and continuity.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poet may splice together two unrelated images to create a striking, unexpected juxtaposition; Film splicing techniques inspire poems that cut between scenes like a montage; A poem about grafted trees might use splicing to explore hybridity and blended identity; Splicing rope in sailing poems can symbolize skillful repair under difficult conditions; A poet describing genetics might use gene splicing as metaphor for inherited and altered traits; Splicing dialogue from multiple speakers creates a polyphonic effect in documentary poetry.
Additional Notes
Splice describes the neat joining of two ends, often borrowed from film editing and rope work, and is a useful term for discussing montage-like poetic techniques that cut between disparate scenes, voices, or images; instructors might explore how splicing imagery in poems about genetics or hybridity raises questions about identity formed from combined or altered origins, connecting the technical vocabulary of biology to poetic concerns about inheritance and change.
Also Known As
join intertwine graft unite
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