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Stress verse

Meter
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

Poetry organized primarily by patterns of stressed syllables rather than strict syllable count, common in Germanic and Old English traditions (e.g., Beowulf).

Detailed Definition
Stress verse: Poetry organized primarily by patterns of stressed syllables rather than by metrical feet or syllable count, emphasizing the natural emphases of speech and the percussive qualities of accented syllables.
Example
Example in poetry:
Poetry organized by patterns of stressed syllables; verse based on accent rather than syllable count; stress-pattern poetry; emphasis-based rhythmic systems
Additional Notes
Poetry organized by patterns of stressed syllables rather than syllable count; includes accentual and accentual-syllabic meters; stress patterns create rhythm; fundamental to English prosody; Anglo-Saxon poetry used pure accentual meter
Also Known As
Accentual poetry Beat-based verse Strong-stress meter Accentual verse Dolnik verse
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