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Farewell 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

A poem expressing parting, valediction, or leave-taking—often tender or melancholic—addressed to a person, place, or phase of life.

Detailed Definition
Farewell verse articulates parting—whether temporary, permanent, or metaphorical—with grace, regret, or hope, often using threshold imagery like doors, horizons, or seasons; distinct from elegy by focusing on separation rather than death, it balances personal emotion with universal resonance, as in Dickinson’s parting poems or classical valedictions.
Example
Example in poetry:
Farewell verse bids goodbye with emotional resonance, as in A.E. Housman’s “To an Athlete Dying Young”: “Runners whom renown outran / And the name died before the man”; In “Crossing the Bar,” Tennyson writes: “Sunset and evening star, / And one clear call for me!”; Another: “Go now—your coat is on the hook, / your train leaves in ten minutes”
Additional Notes
Farewell verse articulates parting—temporary or permanent—with grace, regret, or hope; differs from elegy by focusing on separation rather than death, often using journey or threshold imagery.
Also Known As
Valedictory poem Parting lyric Leave-taking stanza death poem Envoi Send-off
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