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fugitive

Archaic Terms
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 fugitive is a person or thing that flees or escapes, often carrying themes of flight, transience, or pursuit in poetry.

Detailed Definition
In literature, a 'fugitive' often refers to someone who is elusive or difficult to capture, embodying themes of transience and the search for permanence. In Emerson's poem, the term highlights Beauty's elusive nature, suggesting that it is always just out of reach, reinforcing the idea of a perpetual quest for understanding and connection.
Example
Example in poetry:
"Thou eternal fugitive, Hovering over all that live" (one who flees); "The fugitive escaped the tyrant's grasp" (literal); "A fugitive thought, gone in a moment" (mental); "The fugitive years of our youth" (time); "He lived as a fugitive from his own past" (psychological)
Additional Notes
The term 'fugitive' captures the essence of Beauty as something elusive and unattainable, as seen in the line 'Thou eternal fugitive,' which emphasizes its transient nature.; Found in the poem, Ode to Beauty by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Also Known As
fleeting transient runaway ephemeral
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