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Ecstatic chorus

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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 refrain or repeated section expressing overwhelming joy or spiritual rapture

Detailed Definition
Ecstatic chorus refers to a repeated passage expressing intense joy, spiritual transport, or overwhelming emotion. Often featuring heightened language, vivid imagery, and energetic rhythm, this refrain creates peaks of emotional intensity through its recurrence, building cumulative power through repetition.
Example
Example in poetry:
Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" text expressing overwhelming joy; Whitman's ecstatic catalogs in refrains; Gospel music repeated phrases of rapture; Blake's "The Tyger" refrain building ecstatic questioning
Additional Notes
Repeated section expressing overwhelming emotion or spiritual transport. Common in religious poetry and ecstatic verse. Intensifies through repetition.
Also Known As
Rapturous chorus Exalted refrain Ecstatic chant Dithyrambic hymn
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