Based on this passage, which is the most likely definition of phonetics?
the system of sounds in speech
word meanings in English
the circuits involved in speech

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The system of sounds in speech

Explanation:

Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that studies the different sounds made in a speech. In other words is how we made them, how we perceive them, and how we transmit them. For all this, there are phonetics symbols that we use to transcribe a sound into a paper, they are different from the letters, but they represent the different sounds that these can do while we articulate them together.

we don't know what poem you are referring to

explanation:

the answer is the speaker views both as possessions that reflect his importance.