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physical articulation

Concept
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

The expression of thought or emotion through bodily movement or sensation in poetry

Detailed Definition
Physical articulation in poetry emphasizes the bodily mechanics of speech—tongue, lips, breath—as integral to meaning, where diction and rhythm are chosen for their tactile or kinetic qualities; this approach foregrounds the materiality of language, as in the mouth-filled consonants of Dylan Thomas or the breath units of Charles Olson.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poem describing the act of writing: “My pen drags like a plow”; A verse where breath and line breaks mirror physical exertion; A performance poem using gestures as part of delivery; A lyric detailing the sensation of speaking: “My throat tightens around your name.”
Additional Notes
Physical articulation emphasizes how the body produces speech (tongue, breath, gesture); it grounds poetry in lived experience—use in performance or embodied writing.
Also Known As
Vocal embodiment Tongue-bound speech Gestural utterance Kinetic diction Bodily expression embodied gesture
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