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tempestuous 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 evoking stormy chaos, emotional turbulence, or violent change

Detailed Definition
Tempestuous phrases whirl with dynamic verbs, clashing sounds, and unstable imagery; they embody crisis, passion, or revolution, where poetic form mirrors the upheaval it describes.
Example
Example in poetry:
Tempestuous phrase: The sky tore open; the wind screamed like a thousand lost souls; the thunder was the voice of gods enraged; the tempestuous phrase is chaos given rhythm.
Additional Notes
Tempestuous phrases evoke chaos: “The sky tore open”; they mirror emotional or societal upheaval; use violent verbs, sibilance, and fragmented syntax; avoid melodrama—anchor in concrete imagery: “the wind screamed through broken panes”; related to fiery phrase, oceanic phrase, and windswept phrase; effective in poems of revolution, trauma, or spiritual crisis.
Also Known As
storm phrase turbulent language chaotic expression
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