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visionary 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 conveying transcendent insight, mystical experience, or prophetic sight

Detailed Definition
Visionary phrases dissolve ordinary perception into luminous or apocalyptic imagery; they position poetry as revelation, where the poet sees beyond surface reality into eternal or divine patterns.
Example
Example in poetry:
Visionary phrase: I saw the sky crack open; I heard the earth sing in tongues; I touched the face of eternity; the visionary phrase is the dream made word.
Additional Notes
Visionary phrases convey transcendent insight: “I saw the sky crack open”; they fuse imagination with revelation; use surreal imagery, luminous diction, and syntactic disruption; avoid fantasy—authenticity lies in emotional truth; related to mystical phrase, prophetic phrase, and transcendent phrase; ideal for poems of awakening, apocalypse, or spiritual rupture.
Also Known As
visionary language prophetic insight mystical vision
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