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Psalmic verse

Genre
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

Poetry modeled on biblical psalms, typically religious in theme.

Detailed Definition
Psalmic verse refers to poetry modeled on biblical psalms, characterized by liturgical address, parallelism, emotional range (from lament to praise), and direct invocation of the divine; such verse often employs anaphora, refrain, and communal voice to express spiritual struggle, gratitude, or covenantal relationship in a meditative, prayerful mode.
Example
Example in poetry:
Walt Whitman's long, expansive lines in "Song of Myself," often starting with "I celebrate myself, and sing myself," mimicking the scope of the Psalms; A long line of verse that uses parallelism and anaphora (repetition at the beginning of clauses) without strict meter, similar to biblical poetry; Free verse that builds intensity through lists and emotional declaration, drawing on the prophetic tone of the Psalms; "O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever." (Psalm 107:1)
Additional Notes
Psalmic verse: Poetry written in a style similar to the Biblical Psalms; characterized by parallelism (repetition of structure with variation in content), elevated tone, and themes of praise, lament, or meditation.
Also Known As
Psalm verse sacred verse psalter poetry Ancient Hebrew/Biblical
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