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Abou

Historical Figure
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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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

The central character of Leigh Hunt's poem "Abou Ben Adhem," a pious man who loves his fellow men; in poetry, he represents quiet virtue, divine favour, and the idea that love of humanity equals love of God.

Detailed Definition
Abou is the first name in the title and refers to the poem’s protagonist, Abou Ben Adhem. Readers may need to identify him as a literary or legendary figure rather than a common English word.
Example
Example in poetry:
Leigh Hunt begins, “Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!),” naming the legendary figure; In the poem, Abou wakes “from a deep dream of peace” to meet an angel; The name evokes Islamic tradition and charitable love rather than a generic speaker; A classroom comparison can note how a proper name anchors a poem in a cultural narrative
Additional Notes
The quoted title uses the proper name "Abou," which is not a familiar everyday word and identifies the poem’s central figure.; Found in the poem, Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt
Also Known As
lord master
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