Home › Glossary › Letter A

Abligurition verse

Form
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

Want to hear it? Click the Listen button to hear the browser speak the word using text-to-speech!

The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A playful or satirical poetic style focused on themes of lavish or wasteful spending.

Detailed Definition
Abligurition verse refers to poetry that thematically or stylistically centers on extravagant expenditure, particularly wasteful or excessive spending on food, luxury, or sensual indulgence; derived from the Latin “abligurire” (to spend lavishly on provisions), this niche subgenre often employs sumptuous diction, catalogues of opulence, and ironic or satirical tones to critique or revel in decadence, appearing in works from Roman satire (e.g., Juvenal) to Renaissance banquet poems and modern critiques of consumer culture, where linguistic excess mirrors material excess.
Example
Example in poetry:
John Donne’s “A Valediction: Of Weeping” uses silence as a metaphor for emotional restraint; Emily Dickinson’s frequent use of dashes and white space enacts Abligurition verse—poetry that speaks through omission; W.S. Merwin’s later works, devoid of punctuation, embody Abligurition by implying meaning through absence; contemporary poet Ocean Vuong often layers silence between lines to convey trauma and memory; Abligurition verse appears in post-Holocaust poetry where unspeakable events are approached through strategic quiet
Additional Notes
Abligurition verse refers to poetry that explores themes of excessive spending or wastefulness, often using lavish or decadent imagery; useful for critiquing consumerism or illustrating moral decay—compare with satirical or baroque styles.
Also Known As
Gluttony verse Excess verse Indulgence poetry
Skip to main content