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pacifist ode

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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

An ode expressing themes of peace, nonviolence, and opposition to war

Detailed Definition
A pacifist ode is a lyric poem that explicitly condemns war and glorifies peace, often blending personal lament with ethical appeal, using elevated diction and traditional ode structure to advocate for nonviolence and human unity.
Example
Example in poetry:
Wilfred Owen’s “Anthem for Doomed Youth” laments war’s waste as anti-ode to glory; Denise Levertov’s “Staying Alive” calls for peace amid Cold War tensions; Adrienne Rich’s “The Burning of Paper Instead of Children” uses pacifist imagery; Muriel Rukeyser’s “Poem Out of Childhood” links personal memory to anti-war sentiment.
Additional Notes
A pacifist ode explicitly advocates nonviolence; blends lyrical beauty with moral urgency; prominent in 20th-century poetry responding to world wars.
Also Known As
Anti-war ode Ode of nonviolence Peace elegy Irenic ode
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