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Passionate utterance

Device
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 emotionally charged exclamation or declaration in a poem, conveying intensity, urgency, or raw feeling.

Detailed Definition
An intense, fervent expression of strong emotion characterized by heightened language and passionate tone. Distinguished from casual expression, passionate utterances employ elevated diction, exclamatory syntax, and emotional intensity to convey overwhelming feelings. Common in love poetry, religious verse, and Romantic tradition, these expressions create emotional peaks and demonstrate feeling through linguistic intensity.
Example
Example in poetry:
Passionate utterance appears in Shakespeare’s “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!”; Emily Dickinson’s “My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun”; modern example: Lucille Clifton’s “won’t you celebrate with me” uses urgent address; passionate utterance conveys immediacy and emotional truth; it’s common in apostrophe and dramatic monologue; this device creates intimacy and intensity.
Additional Notes
Intense, fervent expression of emotion in poetry. Distinguished from casual expression by heightened language and emotional intensity. Common in love poetry, religious verse, and romantic tradition. Creates peaks of feeling.
Also Known As
fervent declaration passionate expression ardent outcry intense utterance Ecphoneme
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