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bugle

Musical Instrument
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

A brass instrument with a clear, penetrating tone, historically used for military signals and ceremonial calls; in poetry, its sound evokes dawn, battle, or distant mourning, often carrying a nostalgic or heroic charge.

Detailed Definition
A bugle is a simple brass horn, often associated with military signals, marches, and ceremonies. Here it helps create the public, triumphant sound of the captain’s return.
Example
Example in poetry:
“For you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills” gives the bugle a ceremonial military voice; the Last Post bugle call often marks remembrance and mourning; a cavalry bugle cuts through dust to signal movement; in a modern anti-war poem, the bright bugle may clash with the silence after battle
Additional Notes
“Bugle” is a specific instrument name that some readers may not know well from modern everyday use.; Found in the poem, O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman
Also Known As
horn call trumpet
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