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Cosmic metaphor

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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 figurative comparison drawing from universal scales like stars or voids to elevate human themes.

Detailed Definition
Cosmic metaphor scales earthly concerns to celestial vastness, infusing grandeur or insignificance. Romantic in Blake's starry infinities, it metaphors in Lowell's space-age voids. Poets deploy it to transcend mundane, evoking awe. This device appears to contextualize existence, bridging micro-macro. Metaphors cosmically expand vision, enriching poetry's philosophical scope and wonder.
Example
Example in poetry:
Walt Whitman metaphors America as cosmos in "Song of Myself"; Hypothetical: Metaphoring heartbreak as black hole; Robinson Jeffers uses granite cosmos for endurance; Adrienne Rich cosmics personal space; Carl Sagan influences cosmic scale in eco-verse.
Additional Notes
Cosmic metaphor scales human, sublime tradition; elevate via universe; Whitman cosmics self; tip: for grandeur; academics connect to cosmology in literature.
Also Known As
Universal metaphor Celestial figure Enormous metaphor
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