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unbound

Adjective
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

Released from bonds, ties, or physical constraints; symbolizes liberty, unbridled energy, or wild freedom in romantic poetry.

Detailed Definition
Unbound means no longer tied or confined. In this poem it describes the springs as if they have been set loose from hidden restraints, matching the poem’s cosmic imagery of release and force.
Example
Example in poetry:
“The springs are unbound— / The floods break their prison” (Shelley); Winter's ice unbound the river into a loud brown rush; Her unbound hair crossed the page like ink in water; “Unbound” can mean released from physical restraint or freed from convention; The unbound imagination refuses the fence of inherited rules
Additional Notes
“Unbound” in this physical, elevated sense is less ordinary than common everyday vocabulary and may need a glance.; Found in the poem, An Astrologer's Song by Rudyard Kipling
Also Known As
free liberated unrestrained
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