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embodied gesture

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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 poetic image or phrase that conveys physical movement or posture to express emotion or meaning

Detailed Definition
Embodied gesture refers to poetic language that enacts or evokes physical movement, posture, or kinesthetic sensation; common in performance and somatic poetry, it connects text to the body’s expressiveness, using verbs, spatial metaphors, or rhythmic pacing to make the reader feel motion as much as comprehend it intellectually.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poem describing clenched fists to convey anger without naming it; Gesture of “reaching” used to express longing: “My hand stretched toward the window”; Dance-like motions in verse: “She twirled, skirt flaring like a question”; Physical stillness as poetic gesture: “I stood. Not a breath. Not a blink.”
Additional Notes
Embodied gesture refers to poetic language that enacts physical movement or posture; often appears in performance poetry or somatic lyric to connect text and body.
Also Known As
kinetic expression physical articulation gestural poetry corporeal motion Bodily expression Body-motion figure
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