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Devotional verse

Genre
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

Poetry expressing personal faith, reverence, or spiritual contemplation

Detailed Definition
Devotional verse encompasses poetry written to express religious fervor, worship, or spiritual reflection, typically aiming to inspire piety through thematic devotion and lyrical beauty.
Example
Example in poetry:
In George Herbert’s “Love (III),” “You shall be he” enacts devotional verse through Eucharistic humility; In Rumi’s ghazals, divine love permeates every couplet as devotional verse; In Hopkins’ “The Windhover,” “My heart in hiding / Stirred for a bird” merges natural beauty with spiritual awe; In Denise Levertov’s “Mass,” liturgical structure frames ecological devotion; In Ocean Vuong’s “Prayer for the Newly Departed,” queer grief becomes devotional verse through ritual address.
Additional Notes
Lyrical poetry with openly devotional sentiment, intended to express deep religious feeling or worship.
Also Known As
Sacred lyric Spiritual verse Religious ode Worship poem Hymn Liturgical poem Sacred verse Pious verse
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