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carcass

Noun
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 carcass is the dead body of an animal, especially after its flesh has been removed; in poetry, it may evoke mortality, decay, violence, or the remains of life.

Detailed Definition
A carcass is the body of a dead animal, especially after it has been stripped or left to decay. In this poem, the word gives the final image a stark, physical bluntness and contrasts with the earlier symbolic and mythic references.
Example
Example in poetry:
“And, in Africa, a carcass quick with flies,” confronts death through stark natural imagery; “The carcass fed the vultures and the beetles,” shows an ecosystem rather than mere horror; Shelley’s “Ozymandias” makes ruined stone a kind of civic carcass; “By morning, the roadkill carcass was ringed with wildflowers,” contrasts mortality with renewal
Additional Notes
The quoted line uses a more specialized, harsh term for a dead body that may prompt readers to look it up.; Found in the poem, Black Tambourine by Hart Crane
Also Known As
remains corpse body
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