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exultation poem

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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 lyric conveying triumphant joy, frequently invoking divine, natural, or communal ecstasy

Detailed Definition
An exultation poem is a lyrical celebration marked by ecstatic joy, triumph, or spiritual rapture, often employing exclamation, elevated diction, and rhythmic intensity; inspired by moments of revelation, victory, or divine encounter, it channels overwhelming emotion into structured verse, as seen in Whitman’s odes to democracy or Rumi’s mystical praises.
Example
Example in poetry:
Whitman’s “Song of Myself” celebrates: “I celebrate myself, and sing myself”; Psalm 150: “Praise ye the Lord… Praise him with the timbrel and dance”; Blake’s “Laughing Song”: “When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy”; Mary Oliver’s “Wild Geese”: “You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves”
Additional Notes
Exultation poems express ecstatic joy, often through rhythmic energy and elevated diction; found in psalms, Romantic odes, and Whitman; balance exuberance with specificity to avoid sentimentality; contrast with elegy for emotional range
Also Known As
Song of jubilation hymn of joy ecstatic ode rapture lyric Jubilate
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