Example of Verses With Dieresis

The verses with umlauts are those verses in which the diphthong is separated by means of an umlaut, making the vowels sound separately.

If the separation of vowels that would normally form a single syllable occurs within a word, it is called umlaut.

Diéresis is, then, the separation of the two letters of a diphthong into two syllables so that it alters the measure of the verses.

The umlaut directly alters the normal or common pronunciation of a word, so it places special emphasis on that word. Its use is not frequent in poetry. It is indicated by placing an umlaut, two points (ï-ü), on the affected vowel.

Example of verses with umlauts:

The sweet murmur of the noiseless,
the moving of the trees to the wind

The suave whispered

With a meek rü-gone
of running and clear water ...

Author: Garcilaso de la Vega

Not only in silver or trunked vïola

Gongora

The more jü-ic day it is

Gongora

The one from which hu-ye_el mun-da-nal rü-i-do

Author: Fray Luis de León

"... not dangerous skirmishes
nor that fierce rü-gone distorted
of the one who was made for Jupiter
by cunning Vulcan hands... "

Author: Garcilaso de la Vega