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Frenzied

Mood
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 poetic mood marked by wild emotional intensity, chaos, or uncontrolled passion, often conveyed through frenetic rhythm or imagery.

Detailed Definition
Frenzied mood in poetry conveys mania, panic, or ecstatic possession through rapid rhythm, disjointed syntax, and violent imagery; it appears in prophetic verse, war poetry, or expressions of divine madness—as in Ginsberg’s “Howl”—where rational control dissolves, revealing raw, untamed emotion that challenges order and convention.
Example
Example in poetry:
In “The Raven,” Poe’s speaker descends into frenzied grief as the bird repeats “Nevermore”; Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” channels frenzied anger through violent metaphors; In “Howl,” Ginsberg’s long, breathless lines create a frenzied lament for lost minds; Emily Dickinson’s “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” escalates to a frenzied collapse of reason; In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” moments of panic (“Do I dare disturb the universe?”) suggest frenzied self-doubt; In “The Second Coming,” Yeats’ apocalyptic vision conveys frenzied chaos.
Additional Notes
Frenzied mood implies wild, uncontrolled excitement or terror; often rendered through irregular meter, explosive diction, and sensory overload—e.g., dramatic monologues or apocalyptic verse; closely tied to frenetic, turbulent, and rhapsodic moods; more extreme than merely agitated or restless.
Also Known As
Frantic Wild Hysterical Manic Frenetic delirious
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