ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pathopoeia

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pathopoeia is a noun meaning (music) The arousing of emotion in someone who hears music; a passage designed to arouse emotions.

Meaning

(music) The arousing of emotion in someone who hears music; a passage designed to arouse emotions.

More Meanings

  1. (rhetoric) Speech that moves hearers emotionally, especially as the speaker attempts to elicit an emotional response by way of demonstrating his or her own feelings.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include melopoeia, echophony, rhythmopoeia, pathos, passacaglia, arpeggiando.

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