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prophetic phrase

Phrase
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

Language claiming foresight or divine revelation about future or moral truth

Detailed Definition
Prophetic phrases blend warning, vision, and moral urgency with elevated diction; they position the poet as seer, condemning present injustice while heralding redemption or apocalypse.
Example
Example in poetry:
Prophetic phrase: The crown shall fall, and the earth shall drink the blood of kings; a child shall be born of dust, and his voice shall unmake the night; the river shall turn to ash, and the birds shall sing no more; the last poet shall write in silence, and the world will listen.
Additional Notes
Prophetic phrases claim divine or visionary foresight: “The crown shall fall, and the earth shall drink the blood of kings”; they often echo biblical or mythic oracles, using imperative, future tense, and archaic diction; found in Blake, Whitman, and contemporary spiritual poets; avoid pretension—authenticity lies in visceral imagery, not grandiosity; related to oracular phrase, sibylline phrase, and mystic utterance; effective in poems of social critique, apocalypse, or spiritual awakening.
Also Known As
prophetic language oracle phrase visionary utterance
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