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Objurgation

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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 rhetorical device in poetry involving vehement verbal censure or reproach, often used for moral condemnation or dramatic emphasis.

Detailed Definition
Objurgation in poetry denotes a vehement verbal rebuke or scolding, often expressed through impassioned rhetoric, sharp diction, or moral outrage; it functions as a mode of ethical or social critique, as seen in satirical works like Juvenal’s Roman satires or modern protest poems that condemn injustice through forceful, admonitory language.
Example
Example in poetry:
Objurgation: “Shame on you, betrayer of trust!” (accusatory); “Poem as public scolding” (rhetorical); “Biblical tone: ‘Woe unto the lazy!’” (mode); “Objurgation: moral outrage in verse” (definitional)
Additional Notes
Objurgation is harsh rebuke or scolding in verse. Rhetorical technique in satire, invective. Related to diatribe. Creates angry or prophetic tone. Study how meter can intensify or control rage in poetic denunciation.
Also Known As
Harsh rebuke Sharp criticism Scolding verse Denunciation
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