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Virgule

Notation
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

A forward slash (/) used to mark line breaks when quoting poetry in prose.

Detailed Definition
The virgule preserves poetic lineation in prose contexts, ensuring metrical integrity remains visible; it also signals interpretive alternatives or syntactic breaks in modernist and fragmented poetic styles.
Example
Example in poetry:
Virgules (/) mark line breaks in quoted poetry; In compact notation, / replaces enjambment; Some poets use virgule as forward slash; In hip-hop poetry, / indicates rhythmic breaks; In digital verse, / denotes paths; In bilingual poems, / separates versions.
Additional Notes
Virgule: Virgule is a synonym for forward slash (/); in poetic notation, it’s the standard symbol for indicating line breaks in continuous prose quotation—maintain this term in academic contexts for precision.
Also Known As
forward slash slash Oblique stroke Solidus
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