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Baroque style imagery

Imagery
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

Imagery characterized by ornamentation, complexity, and dramatic flourish.

Detailed Definition
Baroque style imagery employs lavish, dramatic, and often paradoxical visual and sensory details—such as chiaroscuro lighting, swirling motion, or opulent decay—to evoke emotional intensity and spiritual conflict; rooted in 17th-century European art, it seeks to overwhelm the senses in service of transcendent themes.
Example
Example in poetry:
Imagery of excess, ornament, and grandeur: “gilded clouds of heaven’s gate”; “perfumed air of roses rich”; “angel trumpets blaring gold”; “marble halls of splendour”
Additional Notes
Baroque style imagery is imagery characterized by dramatic effect, emotional intensity, elaborate detail, and a focus on contrasts (light/dark, life/death, excess/mortality); typical of 17th-century poetry.
Also Known As
Baroque imagery ornate image luxuriant style image decorative imagery
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