prosoody
Prosoody is a term primarily used in linguistics and literary criticism to refer to the expressive qualities of spoken language beyond the individual words themselves. It encompasses the rhythm, stress, intonation, and pitch variations that contribute to the meaning and emotional impact of an utterance. Prosoody helps to convey nuances such as irony, emphasis, questioning, or excitement, which might not be apparent from the written text alone.
Think of prosoody as the music of speech. While the words themselves carry semantic content, prosoody adds
In poetry and drama, playwrights and poets often use punctuation and specific word choices to suggest prosoodic