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Homiletic refrain

Device
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 sermon-like repetition that moralizes or instructs through recurring exhortations.

Detailed Definition
Homiletic refrain preaches cyclically, Puritan in Taylor's meditations. It refrains in didactic choruses. Poets use it to guide ethically, blending art-precept. This device appears to elevate discourse, mirroring pulpit's rhythm. Refrains homiletically infuse wisdom's cadence.
Example
Example in poetry:
Edward Taylor homiletic meditative refrains; Hypothetical: Refraining sermon morals; Puritan poetry homiletic; John Donne homiletic divine; Didactic refrains homiletic.
Additional Notes
Homiletic refrain instructs morally, sermon repeat; exhort cyclically; Taylor refrains meditative; usage: for guidance; scholars trace puritan poetics.
Also Known As
Sermon repeat Didactic refrain
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