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Window

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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 window symbolizes perception, distance, longing, and the boundary between inner and outer worlds.

Detailed Definition
In poetry, a window frames what a speaker can see without necessarily allowing them to enter it. It may reveal a changing season, a beloved's departure, a crowded street, or a landscape that intensifies confinement. Glass can protect while also separating, making windows useful symbols for solitude and desire. An opened window suggests possibility, exchange, or awakening, whereas a shuttered one can imply fear, secrecy, and the refusal of connection.
Example
Example in poetry:
In Baudelaire’s prose poem “Les Fenêtres,” a window suggests imaginative entry into another person’s unknown life; A closed window can symbolize emotional separation or refusal to engage with the world; A rain-streaked window can turn an outside scene into a distorted image of memory; A window opened at dawn can symbolize awakening, possibility, or the arrival of a new vision
Additional Notes
A window frames perception without removing distance. It often conveys longing, observation, confinement, or a choice between inner and outer worlds.
Also Known As
Casement
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