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Wind-turner

Device
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

An image or motif (e.g., weathervane, leaf) that shifts or responds to the wind, symbolizing mutability, guidance, or fate.

Detailed Definition
Wind-turner is a poetic persona or device that pivots direction—thematically or tonally—in response to shifting “winds” of inspiration, politics, or emotion; this figure embodies adaptability, often serving as a barometer for cultural or personal change within the poem.
Example
Example in poetry:
“The wind turns the page of autumn / revealing frost’s first script” (wind as agent of seasonal change); “A weather vane spins— / the wind decides the story” (wind as narrative force); “Leaves flip like coins in the breeze— / heads or tails, the wind chooses” (capricious wind imagery); “The wind-turner of fate spins again” (metaphorical extension)
Additional Notes
Wind-turner: A metaphorical image or phrase in a poem that signals a dramatic, sudden shift in tone, theme, or direction, like a weathervane spinning in a new gust of wind; a pivot point in the work's argument.
Also Known As
Wind turner Air vane Breeze turner Anemotrope
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