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Exultant song

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

A lyrical poem expressing exuberant, triumphant joy—often through exclamation, rhythm, or celebratory imagery—marking victory or revelation.

Detailed Definition
An exultant song is a lyric of joy, triumph, or spiritual ecstasy expressed through elevated diction, exclamatory syntax, and vibrant imagery; it avoids cliché by grounding celebration in specific sensory detail or personal revelation, channeling communal or transcendent joy while maintaining poetic integrity through rhythmic vitality and emotional authenticity.
Example
Example in poetry:
Exultant song celebrates with joyous rhythm and imagery, as in Whitman’s “Song of the Open Road”: “Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road”; In “Ode to Joy,” Schiller (translated) exults: “Joy, beautiful spark of divinity”; Another: “We danced until the stars fell like confetti— / the night was ours, and ours alone!”
Additional Notes
Exultant song expresses joy, triumph, or spiritual ecstasy through elevated diction, exclamation, and rhythmic vitality; avoid cliché by grounding celebration in specific, sensory detail.
Also Known As
Jubilant hymn Rapturous chant Triumphant lyric Ecstatic hymn ecstatic ode
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