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Lasting creation

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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

The idea that art or poetry creates enduring works beyond temporal limits

Detailed Definition
Lasting creation refers to a poetic ideal wherein the work transcends temporal boundaries to achieve enduring cultural or aesthetic significance; poets often invoke this concept to assert the immortality of art, as seen in Shakespeare’s sonnets (“So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, / So long lives this”), positioning poetry as a vessel of eternal memory.
Example
Example in poetry:
A term sometimes used to describe a poem that is thought to have an eternal, universal quality that transcends its historical moment and continues to speak to future generations; A classic work like a Shakespearean sonnet or an ode by Keats, deemed enduring because of its perfect fusion of form and theme
Additional Notes
Lasting creation: A poetic term for a poem, image, or idea that is presented as being timeless, enduring, or permanently significant; the poet often asserts that the poem itself is the lasting creation that will preserve its subject.
Also Known As
enduring poem lasting artifact immortal verse Ars longa
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