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Cresecendo

Sound
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 gradual increase in loudness or intensity in poetry recitation

Detailed Definition
Cresecendo (a poetic adaptation of “crescendo”) denotes a gradual intensification of sound, imagery, or emotion across lines or stanzas, building toward a climactic moment; it structures poetic momentum through accumulating pressure and layered repetition.
Example
Example in poetry:
Cresecendo: Misspelling of crescendo; Correct usage: “The poem’s cresecendo [sic] fails—should be crescendo”; Note for students: common error in poetic analysis
Additional Notes
Cresecendo appears to be variant spelling of crescendo. Likely typographical. See crescendo stanza for standard term. Indicates building intensity in poetic structure.
Also Known As
Musical rise Crescendo effect Building intensity Rising climax
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