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Lachrymose verse

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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

A poetic genre defined by its pervasive tone of sorrow, mourning, or tearful lamentation.

Detailed Definition
Lachrymose verse is poetry steeped in tears and sorrow, using weeping imagery, plaintive diction, and melancholic cadences to evoke profound grief or sentimental longing; it draws from elegiac traditions but often risks excess, as seen in Victorian mourning poems or Baroque laments emphasizing emotional effusion.
Example
Example in poetry:
Lachrymose verse: Tearful, sorrowful poetry emphasizing grief; example: “Each drop that falls from my eye / Is a river to your grave; / Every breath I choke and sigh / Drowns the love I could not save.”
Additional Notes
Verse characterized by tears or mournful tone. Latin lacrima means tear. Creates sorrowful atmosphere. Related to elegiac and threnody. Can be excessive if overdone. Compare with restrained grief.
Also Known As
Tearful verse Weeping poetry Sorrowful poem Mournful verse Lachrymation Verse Tear poetry
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