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Legends, Tales and Poems by Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
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The union in one syllable of two vowels that are usually in separate
syllables is called _synaeresis_, e.g. _ca^os_.

1. THE TWENTY-FIVE POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS OP VOWELS IN DIPHTHONGS

The vowels may be divided into strong vowels (a, e, o) and weak vowels
(i, u). For purposes of versification y as a vowel may be treated as
i. The five vowels (a, e, o, i, u) taken in pairs may form diphthongs
in twenty-five possible combinations, as follows:

a. Pairs of two weak vowels: ui, iu, ii, uu.

b. Pairs of two strong vowels:

{ ae, ao, aa,
{ ea, eo, ee,
{ oa, oe, oo.

c. Pairs of a strong vowel plus a weak vowel

{ ai, au,
{ ei, eu,
{ oi, ou.

d. Pairs of a weak vowel plus a strong vowel

{ ua, ue, uo,
{ ia, ie, io.

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