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twelve-tone 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 using a systematic twelve-tone musical structure adapted to verse composition

Detailed Definition
Twelve-tone verse: Poetry employing serial or systematic organization analogous to twelve-tone musical composition, using predetermined patterns or sequences to structure sound, imagery, or other poetic elements.
Example
Example in poetry:
Poetry using systematic twelve-tone musical principles; verse adapted from dodecaphonic composition; structured poetry following serial techniques; musically systematic verse
Additional Notes
Poetry adapting twelve-tone serial composition techniques to verse; systematic approach to structure; rare experimental form; influenced by mid-century modernism; attempts to apply musical serialism to language
Also Known As
Dodecaphonic poetry Serial composition verse Atonal poetry Dodecaphonic verse
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