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When we speak sometimes we draw out certain sounds for emphasis. We also see this technique in song, for both emphasis as well as expanding the meter to make the words fit a certain rhythm. One w...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T11:41:13Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/44528 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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AGirlHasNoName
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2019-12-08T11:41:13Z (over 4 years ago)
When we speak sometimes we draw out certain sounds for emphasis. We also see this technique in song, for both emphasis as well as expanding the meter to make the words fit a certain rhythm. One way I have seen done, and I don't want to use, is simply a repetition of the vowel in question. Like so: > This example is waaaaaaay oversimplified. The above example looks ugly. There's no standard on how many repetitions to use. But it does do what I want. It holds the note. It emphasizes the word. **Is there a form of punctuation we can use denote this?**
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-04-09T22:39:13Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 5