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Lyrical Ballad

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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 poem that blends the narrative nature of a ballad with the emotional intensity of a lyric

Detailed Definition
Lyrical Ballad refers to a narrative poem written in a style that emphasizes personal expression, emotion, or reflection, blending the traditional storytelling of ballads with the sensitivity and subjectivity of lyrical poetry; made famous by Wordsworth and Coleridge in their 1798 collection “Lyrical Ballads,” this form sought to elevate common speech and ordinary subjects into poetry, focusing on individual feelings and imagination over ornate language.
Example
Example in poetry:
Lyrical Ballad|Wordsworth and Coleridge's revolutionary form; Combining lyric emotion with narrative; "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"; Folk tradition meeting personal feeling
Additional Notes
Lyrical Ballad blends storytelling (ballad) with subjective emotion (lyric), famously developed by Wordsworth and Coleridge in 1798.
Also Known As
Narrative song-poem Story lyric Wordsworthian ballad Coleridge ballad
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