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Laudatory

Genre
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

Poetry that offers praise or commendation, often formal or ceremonial

Detailed Definition
Laudatory poetry is composed to praise a person, deity, or ideal, often employing elevated diction, hyperbolic imagery, and formal structures like the ode; rooted in ancient encomium, it serves both celebratory and persuasive functions, seeking to immortalize virtue or achievement through rhetorical splendor, as in Ben Jonson’s tributes or Maya Angelou’s public poems.
Example
Example in poetry:
Ben Jonson’s “To Penshurst,” praising a noble estate; A poem celebrating a teacher: “Your words planted forests in my mind”; An ode to a city: “O Chicago, your shoulders hold the sky”; A verse honoring a friend’s courage: “You stood when others fled.”
Additional Notes
Laudatory poetry praises individuals, ideals, or achievements; avoid flattery by grounding praise in specific virtues or actions—see Ben Jonson’s country house poems.
Also Known As
Praiseful verse Encomiastic lyric Celebratory poem Honorific ode Celebratory Praising
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