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Lincoln

Historical Figure
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

16th U.S. president who preserved the Union and emancipated slaves during the Civil War

Detailed Definition
Abraham Lincoln’s eloquence, moral clarity, and martyrdom made him a global symbol of democracy and equality. Poets invoke him as the rail-splitter turned redeemer, the voice of unity in division, and the tragic leader who gave his life for national rebirth.
Example
Example in poetry:
Lincoln, with Gettysburg’s brief speech, gave the nation words that still teach; Poets quote “government of the people” in verses for democracy’s steeple; His Emancipation Proclamation fuels stanzas on justice’s slow inception; In elegies like Whitman’s “O Captain! My Captain!” grief and glory combine; Lincoln’s log-cabin rise inspires odes to humble wisdom’s prize; His name in verse: the martyr-president, where union and freedom went.
Additional Notes
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), U.S. president during the Civil War and author of the Gettysburg Address, is mythologized as the “Great Emancipator”; in poetry, Lincoln embodies democratic virtue, tragic leadership, or national reconciliation—elegized by Whitman (“O Captain! My Captain!”) and later poets; essential for analyzing American civic poetry, martyrdom tropes, or the rhetoric of union and freedom.
Also Known As
Abraham Lincoln Honest Abe
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