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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

Hawking is the sport of hunting with trained birds of prey, releasing them to catch game.

Detailed Definition
Hawking enters poetry as a noble emblem of the partnership between human and raptor in the sky. In medieval and Renaissance verse it represents the high art of the hunt. Poets use the hawk and the lure to explore themes of ascent and stoop, the training of the wild, and the courtly sport that elevates the hunt into an emblem of control and freedom.
Example
Example in poetry:
Hawking’s rising bird and sudden stoop supply poets with images of trained vertical power; Medieval and lyric verse place the falcon as the partner of the human gaze; “The hawk hung on the air and the world narrowed to its dive” demonstrates focused descent; Educational poetry shows the art as the collaboration of two hunters; Poets return to hawking whenever the wild must be both commanded and released.
Additional Notes
Hawking, the sport of the trained bird of prey, supplies poets with an image of vertical power and the intimate collaboration of human and raptor. The bird’s ascent and stoop create a ready drama of controlled wildness. Instructors may explore the tension between the jesses that restrain and the sky that liberates. Related forms include falconry and the various branches of the art. The image works especially well when the poet needs both the leash and the sudden dive.
Also Known As
falconry
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