Notes on Word Stress in Sentences, Poems and Songs
Factors that determine the word to receive stress in a sentence or line in poetry or song or line in a narrative.
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Notes on Word Stress in Sentences, Poems and Songs
Factors that determine the word to receive stress in a sentence or line in poetry or song or line in a narrative. Can you identify factors to guide you in knowing the word to stress in a sentence or line? 1. We stress content words in a line or sentence. This is in the order of: nouns (image stressed), verbs (action stressed) and then adjectives (description stressed) as last. Examples of stressed content words: Issatou died, When he was only ten 2. In poetry and songs, a content word coming before a caesura (coma) receives more stress since there is an expected pause to help the listener focus on the content. Example of words stressed before a comma: In Carolina,
The man , great was he,
Died like a honey bee
At honey harvesting.
As he cried, 'sting
Oh- of corona.' 3. Stress imagery words in proverbs or riddles and the key punning word in a pun. Example of stressed imagery words in proverbs, riddles and puns: Riddle Challenger: Riddle, riddle. Respondent: May riddle come. Challenger: I …
