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Vision sonnet

Form
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 fourteen-line poem describing a visionary or mystical experience

Detailed Definition
Vision sonnet: A fourteen-line poem presenting mystical, prophetic, or imaginative vision, using the sonnet form to contain and structure visionary experience or revelation.
Example
Example in poetry:
Fourteen-line poems describing mystical experiences; sonnets recounting visionary episodes; traditional forms containing prophetic content; structured verse about spiritual visions
Additional Notes
Fourteen-line poem describing mystical or prophetic experience; combines traditional form with visionary content; rich tradition from Renaissance to contemporary poetry; sonnet structure contains and shapes visionary material
Also Known As
Dream fourteen-liner Oneiric form Sleep-vision verse Dream sonnet
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