ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən ɪz ðæt ɹˈɪðəm, ɹᵻfɹˈeɪnz, ænd kˈɛnɪŋz ɑːɹ ᵻsˈɛnʃəli pˌæɹətˈæktɪk dɪvˈaɪsᵻz ðæt ɛnˈeɪbəl ðə ɹᵻsˈaɪɾɚ tə ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkt ðə pˈoʊᵻm fɹʌm mˈɛmɚɹi.
Another interpretation is that rhythm, refrains, and kennings are essentially paratactic devices that enable the reciter to reconstruct the poem from memory.