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Baroque sonnet

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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

A sonnet from the Baroque period, characterized by elaborate conceits, dramatic contrasts, and ornate, emotionally charged diction.

Detailed Definition
A Baroque sonnet exhibits ornate diction, complex metaphors, dramatic contrasts, and emotional intensity characteristic of the 17th-century Baroque aesthetic; it often explores tension between spirit and flesh, time and eternity, as in the works of John Donne or Giambattista Marino.
Example
Example in poetry:
A Baroque sonnet features complex metaphors and emotional intensity; example: Crashaw’s “On the Wounds of Our Crucified Lord,” with extravagant imagery of blood and light.
Additional Notes
Sonnet employing baroque complexity, elaborate conceits, dramatic contrasts. Related to metaphysical sonnet. Renaissance and seventeenth-century tradition. Study Donne, Herbert, Quevedo for examples. Balance ornament with emotional authenticity.
Also Known As
Baroque fourteen-liner ornate sonnet elaborate sonnet decorative sonnet embellished sonnet
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